Donations (Hansard, 25 July 1988)

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§ 51. Mr. David Martin
To ask the Minister for the Arts what information he has about donations to the arts from private or corporate sources in excess of £1 million in the six months to the end of June.

§ Mr. Luce
I am extremely grateful to all benefactors of the arts. I shall circulate a list in the Official Report.

§ Mr. Martin
Will my hon. Friend confirm that in the past month there have been four donations of more than £1 million each? Does it not show that interest and investment in this form of funding for the arts is thriving?

§ Mr. Luce
My hon. Friend is right. In one week in early July alone the arts received £7 million of support by way of donations or sponsorship. That is a clear demonstration of the amount of support and help that goes to the art—

§ Mr. Allen
It is a pity that that money did not go to the CTCs.

§ Mr. Luce
It would be very good news if Opposition Members would welcome the process and encourage those who wish to help the arts.

§ Following is the list:

Organisation	Donor	Amount	Dale of announcement	Purpose
Victoria and Albert Museum	Mr. T.T. Tsui	£1.25 million	20 June 1988	To create new gallery of Chinese Art and Design
BAFTA	Shell (sponsorship)	£3 million	12July 1988	Various projects