Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many organisations in (a) York and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber have received funding from Arts Council England in each year since 2015-16.

Funding awarded to arts organisations and individuals in (a) York and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber from Arts Council England since 2015-16 is as follows:

(a) York

• 2015/16 - 26

• 2016/17 - 25

• 2017/18 - 24

• 2018/19 - 29

(b) Yorkshire and the Humber

• 2015/16 - 448

• 2016/17 - 462

• 2017/18 - 405

• 2018/19 - 476

Note that some organisations may receive funding under different names - for example, they may be part of a larger consortium or local council. These figures could therefore include duplicates, and may be slightly inflated.