Naz Shah – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Naz Shah on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on access to the arts in Yorkshire and Humber region between (a) May 2015 and February 2016 and (b) May 2010 and April 2015.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The Government continues to support the fantastic range of arts in the culture in Yorkshire and the Humber through its public investment in the arts, distributed by Arts Council England, as well as investment in cultural projects and programmes including £1.5 million for the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull to support its redevelopment and £1 million to support the Yorkshire Festival which will celebrate the region’s culture this summer.
The Arts Council has provided the following funding to Yorkshire during the dates specified:
|
Funding Year |
Total |
|
2015/2016: 1st April – 8 Feb 2016 |
£46,399,085 |
|
Funding Year |
Total |
|
2010/2011 |
£36,013,760 |
|
2011/2012 |
£47,661,513 |
|
2012/2013 |
£64,126,617 |
|
2013/2014 |
£46,717,549 |
|
2014/2015 |
£53,628,743 |
