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Written question asked by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Thursday, 13 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 July 2023 (named day). It was answered by John Whittingdale (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 July 2023 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


English National Opera: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department will notify the English National Opera of the outcome of its funding application for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years.

Answer

Decisions made by Arts Council England about which institutions to fund, and by how much, are taken at arm's length from HM Government. As such, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has no role in notifying organisations of the outcome of their funding applications.

Arts Council England has awarded £11.46 million of public funding for the English National Opera for the current year (2023–24) and has set a budget of a further £24 million for 2024–26, with a final decision on the latter sum expected over this Summer.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
193828
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Finance English National Opera
Link
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