§ 14. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to increase the number of subtitled films screened in the UK. [129565]
§ Estelle MorrisThe UK Film Council, charged by the Government to create a sustainable British film industry, has announced a cinema access programme to improve access to cinemas by people with hearing and sight impairments. £500,000 of lottery money has been allocated to this programme, of which £350,000 will be used to supply up to 75 local cinemas across England526W with subtitling and audio-description equipment, and £60,000 will be used to provide sub-titled and audio-described film prints for use in cinemas.