§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what income has accrued to date to the Film Council from assets previously owned by British Screen Finance. [147708]
§ Mr. Chris SmithIncome accruing to the Film Council from assets previously owned by British Screen Finance, for the period 1 October 2000 to 31 December 2000, is £510,850. This includes income of £347,634 received from British Screen, the European Co-production Fund and British Screen Rights, and income of £163,216 received from the National Film Finance Corporation as repayment or profit and interest on film loans.