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Arts Council of England: Grants

Volume 485: debated on Monday 15 December 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of the Arts Council's funding for regularly funded organisations was provided in grants of more than (a) £10 million, (b) £15 million and (c) £20 million in each year since 1997. (242397)

The information requested has been provided by Arts Council England and is set out in the table. All Arts Council England funding to regularly funded organisations is grant in aid. The information is only available for the years since Arts Council England's merger in 2002-03; before that year, the Regional Arts Boards were independent bodies and maintained records according to their own systems and requirements.

Proportion of funding to regularly funded organisations in grants of:

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

More than £10,000,000

34.3

31.9

30.9

30.2

29.6

29.3

29.1

29.0

More than £15,000,000

16.3

15.0

26.0

25.5

25.0

24.8

29.1

29.0

More than £20,000,000

9.3

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.0