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Arts (Financing)

Volume 941: debated on Monday 9 January 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what was the total amount of grant to the arts in England and Wales in 1976–77 by local authorities in England and Wales; and what percentage of the total cost of the arts in England and Wales this represented;(2) what proportion of income accruing to the arts in England and Wales in 197677 was earned by the sale of tickets;(3) what was the total amount of grants to the arts in England and Wales in 197677 by the Arts Council of Great Britain; and what percentage of the total cost of the arts in England and Wales this represented.

Information on Arts Council grants is given in the recently published annual report and accounts, a copy of which is available in the Library. Information on local authority grants, on income from ticket sales and on the total cost of the arts is not collected by my Department.