Arts Council England: Expenditure

Mr. Vaizey
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by Arts Council England on (a) Creative Partnerships, (b) own art and (c) the Cultural Leadership programme in every year since each programme's inception in 2007-08 prices.

Barbara Follett
The information requested has been provided by Arts Council England and is set out in the tables.

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|£000                |
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|Year ending 31 March|Creative Partnerships|Own Art|Cultural Leadership|Total|
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|1998                |—|—|—|—|
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|1999                |—|—|—|—|
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|2000                |—|—|—|—|
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|2001                |—|—|—|—|
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|2002                |237|—|—|237|
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|2003                |5,733|—|—|5,733|
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|2004                |23,731|—|—|23,731|
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|2005                |25,258|250|—|25,508|
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|2006                |34,081|250|83|34,414|
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|2007                |39,161|250|4,266|43,685|
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|2008                |36,978|250|5,582|42,826|
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|£000                |
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|Year ending 31 March|Creative Partnerships|Own Art|Cultural Leadership|Total|
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|1998                |—|—|—|—|
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|1999                |—|—|—|—|
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|2000                |—|—|—|—|
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|2001                |—|—|—|—|
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|2002                |279|—|—|279|
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|2003                |6,546|—|—|6,546|
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|2004                |26,334|—|—|26,334|
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|2005                |27,275|270|—|27,545|
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|2006                |36,027|264|88|36,379|
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|2007                |40,302|266|4,390|44,957|
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|2008                |36,978|266|5,582|42,826|
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