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Mr. Strauss
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals she has for grants to the arts in 1979–80.
Mrs. Shirley Williams
Plans for next year's expenditure have not yet been presented to Parliament for approval, but I am giving the following information for planning purposes to the bodies and institutions concerned:
Proposed grants for 1979–80 | £000 |
Arts Council of Great Britain (including a special grant of £1 million to the Covent Garden Building Appeal Fund) | 61,275 |
British Film Institute | 4,676 |
Crafts Advisory Committee | 1,060 |
Area Museum Councils | 1,290 |
National museums and galleries in England—Purchase grants— | |
National Gallery | 2,682 |
Tate Gallery | 1,260 |
British Museum | 1,023 |
Victoria and Albert Museum | 950 |
Science Museum | 104 |
National Portrait Gallery | 244 |
National Maritime Museum | 154 |
Imperial War Museum | 70 |
Central funds for assistance with acquisitions by local and university institutions: | |
Administered by Victoria and Albert Museum | 1,348 |
Administered by Science Museum | 130 |