§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much public money in capital terms has been allocated for cultural venues(a) in Belfast and (b) outside Belfast in each of the last five years. [178549]
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§ Angela SmithCapital grants to cultural venues (defined as arts venues, registered museums and public libraries) were as follows in each of the last five years:
£ Financial year Belfast Outside Belfast 1999–2000 404,500 1,460,597 2000–01 200,100 2,262,766 2001–02 573,100 1,329,340 2002–03 1,854,000 2,905,889 2003–04 470,002 3,478,720
§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money has been allocated for cultural venues in Belfast in the current financial year, broken down by venue. [178551]
§ Angela SmithA total of £14,003,400 has been allocated for cultural venues (defined as arts venues, registered museums and public libraries) in Belfast in the current financial year, broken down as follows:
Arts Council of Northern Ireland Venue Allocation (£) Belfast Exposed Photography 30,000 Crescent Arts Centre 120,000 Culturlann McAdam O Fiaich 140,000 Fendersky Gallery 5,000 Golden Thread Gallery 15,000 Grand Opera House 458,400 Lyric Players' Theatre 535,000 Old Museum Arts Centre 205,000 Ormeau Baths Gallery 250,000 Total 1,758,400
National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland Venue Allocation (£) Ulster Museum 6,153,500 Total 6,153,000 £6,092,000 has been allocated to the Belfast Education and Library Board for the public library service. It is not possible to give a breakdown of this allocation by venue.