Caroline Dinenage corrected a written answer on Arts Council England: Music

21 May 2021 · Commons written answer · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Philip Davies (Conservative, Shipley) asked written question 2248 on 17 May 2021. Caroline Dinenage answered on 20 May 2021 for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Caroline Dinenage corrected the answer on 21 May 2021. The corrected text adds the figures £1,140,912, £26,335,477, £37,675,988, £375,339, £392,670, £5,132,587, which the original did not give. Altogether 33 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council spent on (a) opera and (b) brass bands in each of the last two financial years.

Original and corrected answer

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The figures for Arts Council England funding for opera and brass bands in financial years 2019/20, 2020/21 are given below. The figures for each year are broken down into primary and secondary funding and then a total. Primary classification indicates that, in this case, opera or brass bands, was a major focus of the activity funded with the assumption most of this amount went to funding this activity. Secondary classification indicates this was a minor focus of the activity and so it cannot be assumed this full amount of funding went towards this activity. A small number of projects are classified under both opera and brass bands, so these figures cannot be added together, as these projects would be double counted. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	The figures for Arts Council England funding for opera and brass bands in financial years 2019/20, 2020/21 are given below. The figures for each year are broken down into primary and secondary funding and then a total. Primary classification indicates that, in this case, opera or brass bands, was a major focus of the activity funded with the assumption most of this amount went to funding this activity. Secondary classification indicates this was a minor focus of the activity and so it cannot be assumed this full amount of funding went towards this activity. A small number of projects are classified under both opera and brass bands, so these figures cannot be added together, as these projects would be double counted. ACE Opera Funding: Year \| Primary \| Secondary \| Total 2019/20 \| £59,230,322 \| £26,335,477 \| £85,565,799 2020/21 \| £61,920,159 \| £37,675,988 \| £99,596,147 ACE Brass Bands Funding: Year \| Primary \| Secondary \| Total 2019/20 \| £375,339 \| £765,573 \| £1,140,912 2020/21 \| £392,670 \| £5,132,587 \| £5,525,257

Original

Corrected

The figures for Arts Council England funding for opera and brass bands in financial years 2019/20, 2020/21 are given below.
The figures for each year are broken down into primary and secondary funding and then a total. Primary classification indicates that, in this case, opera or brass bands, was a major focus of the activity funded with the assumption most of this amount went to funding this activity. Secondary classification indicates this was a minor focus of the activity and so it cannot be assumed this full amount of funding went towards this activity.
A small number of projects are classified under both opera and brass bands, so these figures cannot be added together, as these projects would be double counted.
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Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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