§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list, for each of the last five years, total public funding in(a) cash and (b) current prices for (i) the West Yorkshire Playhouse and (ii) regional theatres in West Yorkshire. [108211]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthGrant-in-aid allocated by Yorkshire Arts to the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wakefield Theatre Royal and Lawrence Batley Theatre is shown in the table.
£ Funding 1998–99 1997–98 1996–97 1995–96 1994–95 West Yorkshire Playhouse Cash 840,800 840,750 840,750 840,750 790,800 Real terms 840,800 868,185 892,601 921,349 891,655 Wakefield Theatre Royal Cash 35,000 29,500 25,000 12,000 8,000 Real terms 35,000 30,463 26,542 13,150 9,020 Lawrence Batley Theatre Cash 35,000 29,500 28,000 20,000 — Real terms 35,000 30,463 29,726 21,917 —