§ Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what is the estimated cost of sending a group of actors to Ghana under the auspices of the British Council.
§ Mr. BottomleyThe only group of actors sent to Ghana under the auspices of the British Council was the Nottingham Playhouse Company which visited Ghana in 1963, as part of a tour of Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. On that occasion 16 performances were given in Ghana at a proportionate net cost of £5, 900.
A similar tour of West Africa by the Nottingham Playhouse Company was planned to take place early this year, but, owing to political developments in West Africa, was cancelled.