Diane Abbott
Labour, Hackney North and Stoke Newington
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England funding was awarded to organisations in (a) the London Borough of Hackney, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
Ed Vaizey
Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (Jointly with Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (Jointly with Department for Culture Media and Sport)
Arts Council England has invested the following in the last five years:
Hackney | |||
Grant in Aid (£000s) | Lottery (£000s) | Total (£000s) | |
2009/10 | £7,418 | £2,150,000 | £9,568 |
2010/11 | £7,088 | £1,103,000 | £8,191 |
2011/12 | £6,616 | £2,713 | £9,329 |
2012/13 | £7,861 | £5,294 | £13,155 |
2013/14 | £6,445 | £3,092 | £9,537 |
Total (£000s) | £35,427 | £14,353 | £49,780 |
Arts Council funding supports a number of arts organisations in Hackney such as the Graeae Theatre which champions the inclusion of Deaf and disabled people in the arts (which received £ 2,051,208 between 2011/12-2013/14), the Hackney Empire (which received £1,635,357 between 2011/12 and 2013/14) and the acclaimed Punchdrunk Theatre (£599,351 between 2011/12 and 2013/14) which tours and works both in and outside of London.
London | |||
Grant in Aid (£000s) | Lottery (£000s) | Total (£000s) | |
2009/10 | £190,203 | £44,062 | £234,265 |
2010/11 | £197,575 | £40,318 | £237,893 |
2011/12 | £180,966 | £56,656 | £237,621 |
2012/13 | £188,055 | £143,886 | £331,941 |
2013/14 | £184,892 | £52,193 | £237,085 |
Total (£000s) | £941,690 | £337,114 | £1,278,805 |
England | |||
Grant in Aid (£000s) | Lottery (£000s) | Total (£000s) | |
2009/10 | £411,052 | £144,091 | £555,143 |
2010/11 | £419,878 | £95,571 | £515,448 |
2011/12 | £363,507 | £157,210 | £520,717 |
2012/13 | £434,258 | £316,128 | £750,386 |
2013/14 | £434,944 | £171,275 | £606,219 |
Total (£000s) | £2,063,638 | £884,274 | £2,947,912 |
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