Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 20 July 2010.
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what expenditure his Department has incurred on the provision of (a) theatre, (b) opera, (c) musical and (d) film for tickets to young people in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Ed Vaizey
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Culture, Communications and Creative Industries) (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
My Department launched the A Night Less Ordinary scheme in February 2009 to provide free theatre tickets to young people under 26. The scheme initially cost £2.5 million, with a £100 000 evaluation running alongside.
In June 2010 we announced that the A Night Less Ordinary scheme was to be curtailed following a review of pilot schemes across government. We expect that £108,000 will be returned to the Department following curtailment.
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