asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish a table showing the total and the percentage expenditure on sport by each of the county and district councils of England and Wales for the latest year available;(2) if he will publish a table showing the total and percentage expenditure on the arts by each of the county and district councils of England and Wales for the latest year available.

My Department does not collect the information in the form and detail requested. However, I refer the hon. Member to the publication by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), entitled " Leisure and Recreation Statistics: 1979–80 estimates".