The annual research budget for the Department and the named organisations (as provided by those organisations) in each of the last three years, and planned spend for 2008-09, are set out in the table. All figures are inclusive of VAT:
Financial year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Planned spend 2008-09 DCMS 1,501,000 2,796,000 1,891,000 1— Arts Council 470,000 925,000 805,000 1— Sport England 3,700,000 3,100,000 2,500,000 21,800,000 BLF 100,000 125,000 130,000 166,000 English Heritage 7,451,000 5,561,000 5,731,000 5,579,000 Heritage Lottery Fund 563,000 561,000 493,000 552,000 MLA Council 461,000 475,000 590,000 485,000 1 To be determined 2 For the period 2008-09 this is an estimated figure as the budgets are being compiled and the figure quoted is for half a year.