Written question asked by Eric Forth (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 January 2006. It was answered by James Purnell (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 January 2006 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Film Council

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding the Government allocated to the UK Film Council in each of the last five years.

Answer

Government funding directly allocated to UK Film Council in each of the last five years is detailed in the table:

			£ million
	Grant In Aid	Lottery	Other
2004–05	24.11	29.9	0.8
2003–04	24.11	28.4	—
2002–03	24.11	32.4	—
2001–02	20.86	36.6	—
2000–01	21.76	34.1	—
⁽⁶⁾ In 2004–05, a £0.8 million modernisation award was made to the British Film Institute by the DCMS and administered by UK Film Council.

Secondary information