§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much support the Arts Council provided for projects within each west midlands local authority in each of the last three years. [354]
§ Tessa JowellThe Arts Council of England provides both grant in aid and Lottery funds to West Midlands Arts Board to act as the arts development and funding agency in the west midlands region. The table shows the allocation of grant in aid funding for arts organisations and individual artists within County, Metropolitan, Shire County and unitary authorities over the last three years (1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01). Figures for 2000–01 are a draft subject to final audited accounts to be published by West Midlands Arts in October 2001.
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West Midlands Arts funding to arts organisations and individual artists in west midlands local authorities £ 1998–99 West midlands metropolitan area Birmingham 1,861,451 Coventry 679,750 Dudley 13,085 Sandwell 124,790 Solihull 9,000 70W
West Midlands Arts funding to arts organisations and individual artists in west midlands local authorities £ Walsall 39,200 Wolverhampton 96,170 Total metropolitan area 2,823,446 Shropshire county Bridgnorth 10,000 Oswestry 3,070 Shrewsbury and Atcham 54,180 South Shropshire 150,455 Telford and Wrekin 4,800 Total 222,505 Hereford and Worcestershire county Bromsgrove 4,500 Hereford 113,749 Malvern Hills 68,401 Worcester 236,045 Wychavon 12,000 Wyre Forest 3,300 Total 437,995 Staffordshire Cannock Chase 7,000 East Staffordshire 36,500 Lichfield 18,800 Newcastle under Lyme 519,688 Stafford 42,875 Stoke on Trent 44,310 Tamworth 5,500 Total 674,673 Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth 700 Stratford upon Avon 4,731 County 100,685 Total 106,116 Out of region 300 Total shire counties 1,441,289 Total metropolitan 2,823,446 Regional 1,349,210 Total grant aid 5,614,245 1999–2000 West midlands metropolitan area Metropolitan 76,480 Birmingham 2,263,657 Coventry 807,375 Dudley 28,835 Sandwell 122,960 Solihull 20,655 Walsall 199,418 Wolverhampton 84,185 Total metropolitan area 3,603,565 Shropshire county Shropshire county 93,103 Bridgnorth 11,225 Oswestry 3,240 Shrewsbury and Atcham 49,993 South Shropshire 51,434 Total 208,995 Telford and Wrekin Telford and Wrekin 23,060 Total 23,060 71W
West Midlands Arts funding to arts organisations and individual artists in west midlands local authorities £ Herefordshire Herefordshire 129,875 Total 129,875 Worcestershire county Worcestershire county 198,000 Bromsgrove 10,850 Malvern Hills 19,150 Worcester City 34,950 Wychavon 9,202 Wyre Forest 16,500 Total 288,652 Staffordshire Staffordshire 312,250 Cannock Chase 4,655 East Staffordshire 35,694 Lichfield 16,285 Newcastle under Lyme 15,605 Stafford 3,950 Tamworth 11,595 Staffordshire Moorlands 16,400 South Staffordshire 4,850 North Staffordshire 2,850 Total 424,134 Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent 307,540 Total 307,540 Warwickshire Warwickshire 52,500 Nuneaton and Bedworth 11,240 Stratford upon Avon 16,445 Warwick 41,596 Rugby 14,840 North Warwickshire 3,000 139,621 Total non metropolitan 1,521,877 Total metropolitan 3,603,565 Regional 1,419,603 Total grant aid 6,545,045 2000–01 West midlands metropolitan area Metropolitan — Birmingham 5,223,600 Coventry 874,287 Dudley 42,477 Sandwell 196,972 Solihull 45,736 Walsall 544,909 Wolverhampton 134,071 Total metropolitan area 7,062,052 Shropshire county Shropshire county 81,115 Bridgnorth 10,950 Oswestry 160 Shrewsbury and Atcham 35,213 South Shropshire 155,581 Total 283,019
West Midlands Arts funding to arts organisations and individual artists in west midlands local authorities £ Telford and Wrekin Telford and Wrekin 57,145 Total 57,145 Herefordshire Herefordshire 267,067 Total 267,067 Worcestershire county Worcestershire county 230,279 Bromsgrove 7,858 Malvem Hills 3,860 Worcester City 39,413 Wychavon 12,550 Wyre Forest 4,000 Total 297,960 Staffordshire Staffordshire 38,869 Cannock Chase 11,000 East Staffordshire 57,724 Lichfield 21,365 Newcastle under Lyme 31,335 Stafford 12,170 Tamworth 15,100 Staffordshire Moorlands 23,122 South Staffordshire 9,500 North Staffordshire — Total 220,185 Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent 578,070 Total 578,070 Warwickshire Warwickshire 100,482 Nuneaton and Bedworth 25,165 Stratford upon Avon 24,095 Warwick 19,230 Rugby 16,750 North Warwickshire 6,001 Total 191,723 Total non metropolitan 1,895,168 Total metropolitan 7,062,052 Regional 934,838 Total grant aid 9,892,058 Notes:
Grant-in-aid has been allocated, wherever possible, to the local authority benefiting from the grant; where a grant benefits more than one local authority the amount has been apportioned. Grants benefiting more than one local authority but which cannot be apportioned exactly between authorities are classified as County, Metropolitan Regional, or Shire County areas, or Regional grants as appropriate.
Allocation by local authority has a wider benefit as audiences and participants are often drawn from several counties, both within and outside the west midlands region.