HC Deb 06 February 2004 vol 417 c1079W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will list the occasions in the last 12 months when(a) he and (b) his staff have made (i) written and (ii) oral representations to the BBC about news and current affairs coverage;. [153268]

(2) if he will list the occasions in the last 12 months when (a) he and (b) his staff have made representations

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
Funding Arts Council England Funding £748,250 £781,956 £981,704
Employment Dancers 16 16 15
Other 17 15 11
Performances UK Performances 59 64 18
International Performances 2 6 1
Education workshops and participatory sessions 556 296 38

The Company was accepted into the Arts Council's Recovery Programme in 2002, receiving an additional £500,000 to their core grant above, to help stabilise it. It is anticipated that it will begin creating and touring new work in the 2004–5 financial year.