(2) how many people were employed by the regional arts boards of the Arts Council in 1997-08;
(3) how many people were employed by Arts Council England (a) nationally and (b) regionally in (i) 1997-08 and (ii) 2007-08.
The information requested has been provided by Arts Council England (ACE) and is set out in the table. In order to interpret the data in the table, it is important to realise that in 1997-98, the Arts Council of England and the 10 Regional Arts Boards were separate organisations, whereas in 2007-08, ACE compromised a national office and nine regional offices.
Core/specific project Organisation 1997-98 2007-08 Grand total 1997-98 2007-08 Core Arts Council—National Office — 157 157 — — Arts Council of England 215.5 — 215.5 215.5 157 East — 40 40 — — East Midlands — 43 43 — — East Midlands Arts Board 37 — 37 — — Eastern Arts Board 43 — 43 — — London 49 95 144 — — North East — 34 34 — — North West — 54 54 — — North West Arts 45 — 45 — — Northern Arts 38 — 38 — — South East — 43 43 — — South East Arts 30 — 30 — — South West — 48 48 — — South West Arts 29 — 29 — — Southern Arts 34 — 34 — — West Midlands — 48 48 — — West Midlands Arts 39 — 39 — — Yorkshire 40 39 79 384 444 Core total 599.5 601 1,200.5 599.5 601 Specific project Arts Council—National Office — 52 52 — 52 East — 8 8 — — East Midlands — 15 15 — — London — 15 15 — — North East — 18 18 — — North West — 15 15 — — South East — 24 24 — — South West — 13 13 — — South West Arts 5 — 5 — — West Midlands — 11 11 — — Yorkshire — 11 11 5 130 Specific project total 5 182 187 5 182 Grand total 604.5 783 1387.5 604.5 783 Less Creative Partnerships — — — — 142 Core activities and non-CP projects — — — 604.5 641