HC Deb 20 January 2003 vol 398 c89W
Keith Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding from her Department and its agencies is available to British independent filmmakers. [90996]

Dr. Howells:

In April 2000 my Department set up the Film Council which distributes lottery funds to support the British film industry. In the financial year 2001–02 it received just over £33 million of lottery money for this purpose.

In addition to providing support for training and other initiatives, it runs three principle production funds to which British film makers can apply: the Premiere Fund, the New Cinema Fund, and the Development Fund.