Greg Mulholland – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much per capita Arts Council England is spending in each region in 2015-16.
Mr Edward Vaizey
In May, Arts Council England (ACE) announced they will increase the percentage of Lottery funding distributed outside London from 70% to 75% by the end of 2018; and invest over £35 million in the Ambition for Excellence fund – over £31 million of which will be spent outside London. There continues to be a shift in spending on National Portfolio funding away from London. In London, £26.02 is spent per head in 2015/16 – compared with £29.74 in 2009/10, when the Hon Member’s constituents in Yorkshire received £8.00 per head, compared with £10.93 this year.
The table outlines ACE investment by region, and spend per head in 2015/16:
|
2015-16 YTD |
TOTAL |
Spend per head |
|
East |
£35,558,838 |
£5.91 |
|
East Midlands |
£28,393,349 |
£6.12 |
|
London |
£222,182,958 |
£26.02 |
|
North East |
£34,153,682 |
£13.04 |
|
North West |
£65,878,044 |
£9.24 |
|
South East |
£45,263,359 |
£5.10 |
|
South West |
£45,805,668 |
£8.45 |
|
West Midlands |
£70,442,158 |
£12.33 |
|
Yorkshire |
£58,586,846 |
£10.93 |
