Michael Ellis corrected a written answer on Culture: St Helens
Conor McGinn (Labour, St Helens North) asked written question 210594 on 21 January 2019. Michael Ellis answered on 24 January 2019 for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Michael Ellis corrected the answer on 31 January 2019. The correction replaced 12 figures (14,682, 213,532, 223,941, 27,170, 298,872, 40,324) with 12 figures (1,002,205, 1,205,832, 1,651,550, 1,994,965, 14,961, 177,138). Altogether 189 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has allocated to arts and culture projects in St Helens Council in each of the last five years.
Original and corrected answer
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| As outlined in the table, since April 2013, Arts Council England has invested over £1 million in arts and culture projects in St Helens North including, National Lottery Grants for the Arts, Project Grants and through Music Education Hubs. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | St Helens North | 2013/2014 | 2014/2015 | 2015/2016 | 2016/2017 | 2017/2018 Grants For The Arts/Project Grants | £ 27,170 | £ 14,682 | £ 40,324 | £10,000 | £29,800 Music Education Hubs | £ 196,771 | £ 198,850 | £ 258,548 | £255,889 | £252,312 Total | £ 223,941 | £ 213,532 | £ 298,872 | £265,889 | £282,112 | As outlined in the table, since April 2013, Arts Council England has invested over £1 million in arts and culture projects in St Helens North including, National Lottery Grants for the Arts, Project Grants and through Music Education Hubs. | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 to date National Portfolio Organisations | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ 460,000 Music Education Hubs | £ 196,771 | £ 198,850 | £ 258,548 | £ 255,889 | £ 252,312 | £ 252,419 GFTA/PG | £ 177,138 | £ 185,254 | £ 75,580 | £ 87,526 | £ 44,800 | £ 14,961 Strategic Funding/Other | £ 628,296 | £ - | £ 871,704 | £ 1,651,550 | £ - | £ - Total | £ 1,002,205 | £ 384,104 | £ 1,205,832 | £ 1,994,965 | £ 297,112 | £ 727,380 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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