Written question asked by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 February 2004. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 February 2004 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the sums committed by her Department to S4C in each year since 1997; and what the projected sums are for each of the next three years. - Includes tables.

Answer: Mr. Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the sums committed by her Department to S4C in each year since 1997; and what the projected sums are for each of the next three years. [151995] Estelle Morris: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport's allocations for S4C for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2005-06 are: £ millions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Departmental allocation 1997-981 18.4 1998-99 75.1 1999-2000 75.1 2000-01 75.1 2001-02 76.8 2002-03 80.2 2003-04 85.2 2004-05 92.2 2005-06 92.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 From January 1998, under the new funding formula introduced by the Broadcasting Act 1996, S4C's annual grant ceased to be paid in full in January each year and became payable in instalments. The budget allocation for 1997-98 therefore covered the period January to March 1998 only. Departmental allocations for 2006-07 have yet to be determined. S4Cs statutory grant entitlement is calculated on a calendar year basis and may therefore differ from the Department's allocation for the corresponding financial year.

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