§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many films supported by the National Lottery have been released through British-owned distributors; and what proportion this represents of the total number of Lottery-funded films. [89408]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 2 July 1999]: To date, 53 Lottery-funded feature films have already been released, await release or are in production/postproduction with assured distribution. Of these, 31 films have been or will be distributed by British-owned distributors. This represents 58.5 per cent. of that total.