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British Film Institute: Finance

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding was provided to the British Film Institute in each of the last 10 years; and what the projected funding allocation is for 2007-08. (145427)

Funding from Government for the British Film Institute, directed through the UK Film Council since its establishment in 2000, is in the following table.

Financial year

Core funding (£ million)

Additional grant

Total grant (£ million)

1998-99

16

0

16

1999-2000

16

0

16

2000-01

16

£450,000 advance against 2001-02

16.45

2001-02

14.5

£0.45 million advanced in 2000-01

114.05

2002-03

14.5

0

14.5

2003-04

14.5

One-off award of £200,000 to fund BFI’s strategic review

14.7

2004-05

16

£0.8 million one-off award for modernisation

16.8

2005-06

16

£2 million one-off capital award for the Southbank and £1 million one-off award for modernisation

19

2006-07

16

£2.5 million one-off capital award for the Southbank

18.5

2007-08

16

0

16

1 Reduction due to the transfer of functions to the UK Film Council and the advance of grant in 2000-01