§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support the Government have given to the British film industry in(a) direct funding and (b) tax breaks in the last five years. [8247]
§ Dr. HowellsThe table gives details of Government funding for film. In addition to direct Government funding, the Film Council, Scottish Screen and the Arts Councils for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland distribute lottery funding for film.
355WThe estimated tax cost of relief provided to British qualifying films under section 48 Finance (No. 2) Act 1997 is £200 million in the period 1997–98 to 2000–01. The additional estimated tax cost of relief provided to British qualifying films under section 42 Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 is £150 million in the period 1996–7 to 2000–01. Finally, the estimated tax cost of relief to other films produced in the UK under sections 40A to D of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (formerly, section 68 Capital Allowances Act 1990) is £250 million over the same period. In total tax relief for films produced in the UK is around £600 million in the period 1996–7 to 2000–01.
Government Office region All grades SCS level Level 6/7 SEO/HEO level EO level AO/AA level Industrial/other grades Number of staff by grade level and region (WTE) London 461 25 74 133 107 122 0 South East 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 South West 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 North West 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 North East 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yorkshire & Humberside 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 East Midlands 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Eastern 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 England total 471 25 82 133 107 124 0 Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 UK total 472 25 82 133 107 125 0 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grand total 472 25 82 133 107 125 0 Average salary — 55,700 37,028 26,056 18,560 14,893 — Percentage of staff by grade level and region London 97.7 100 90.2 100 100 97.6 0 South East 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 South West 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 North West 0.4 0 1.2 0 0 0.8 0 North East 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yorkshire and Humberside 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 East Midlands 0.4 0 1.2 0 0 0.8 0 Eastern 0.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 England total 99.8 100 100 100 100 99.2 0 Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scotland 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 UK total 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grand total 100 100 100 100 100 100 0