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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of arts funding per head spent in (a) London and (b) the North-West; and what discussions he has had with arts organisations on ensuring balance in spending between those regions.

The amount of funding per head from Arts Council England for 2013/14 was £28.17 for London and £10.11 per head in the North West. The figure for London includes the London-based national arts organisations. ACE are working with organisations within the North West area to increase the number of applications for funding in the future.