To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much arts funding (a) in total and (b) per head of population was allocated in (i) North Yorkshire and (ii) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered on
14 July 2014
Decisions on arts funding are made independently of Government by Arts Council England (ACE) and local authorities and as such we do not hold the information requested. However, the following information has been provided by ACE.
North Yorkshire - 5 Year Investment Figures (population based on mid-2012 estimate)
North Yorkshire (Total population: 602,628)
2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | |
Grant in Aid | £ 1,503,276 | £ 1,515,037 | £ 1,393,744 | £ 1,700,587 | £ 2,129,340 |
Lottery | £ 1,254,106 | £ 916,871 | £ 649,212 | £ 1,211,114 | £ 919,252 |
Total | £ 2,757,382 | £ 2,431,908 | £ 2,042,956 | £ 2,911,701 | £ 3,048,592 |
Per Capita | £ 4.58 | £ 4.04 | £ 3.39 | £ 4.83 | £ 5.06 |
Local Authorities constituting North Yorkshire: Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby. Please note that as a unitary authority, the City of York does not feature in the North Yorkshire figures.
Harrogate & Knaresborough (Population: 101,832)
2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | |
Grant in Aid | £ 180,145.00 | £ 178,974 | £ 174,080 | £ 139,961 | £ 290,340 |
Lottery | £ 9,665.00 | £ 58,582 | £ 116,800 | £ - | £ 144,100 |
Total | £ 189,810 | £ 237,556 | £ 290,880 | £ 139,961 | £ 434,440 |
Per Capita | £ 1.86 | £ 2.33 | £ 2.86 | £ 1.37 | £ 4.27 |