Brass Bands: Finance

Jeff Ennis
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Big Lottery Fund awarded to brass bands in each of the last five years.

Barbara Follett
The Big Lottery Fund has been able to supply the following figures for the value of relevant grants across the UK in the last five years, including grants made under the Awards for All joint scheme:

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|       |Total value of grants (£)|
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|2004-05|81,314                   |
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|2005-06|151,542                  |
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|2006-07|176,572                  |
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|2007-08|109,663                  |
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|2008-09|281,721                  |
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