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Theatre: Disabled

Volume 461: debated on Monday 11 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding will be made available for theatre groups working with disabled performers in 2008-2011 in (a) London and (b) England. (140812)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding has been made available for theatre groups working with disabled performers for 2005-2007 in (a) London and (b) England. (140814)

Government funding for the arts is distributed, within broad guidelines, through Arts Council England. The following figures provide a breakdown of its funding to theatre organisations that include disability as an element or focus of their programming or activity.

Regular funded organisations

£000

London

England

2005-06

2,132

3,233

2006-07

2,172

3,297

Grants for the arts funding (April 2005 to September 2006)

£000

London

1,117

England

3,791

It has not been possible to provide figures for funding to organisations where disability is an inclusive or integrated part of their work.