§ 82. Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total expenditure by the Arts Council in 1965–66 on housing the arts; and whether he will circulate details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Miss Jennie LeeThe Arts Council made grants totalling £150,000 in 1965–66
Estimated Gross Cost £ 1965–66 Grant £ Bournemouth Borough Council: Improvements to the Winter Gardens (Heating) 4,625 2,000 Sir Barry Jackson Trust (Birmingham City Council): Equipping the new Repertory Theatre 500,000 10,000 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust: Building and equipping the new Theatre 310,000 31,000 York Citizens' Theatre Trust Limited: Reconstruction and modernisation of the Theatre Royal 140,000 20,000 Sheffield Repertory Company Limited: Improvements to their Theatre 18,000 8,500 Ipswich County Council: Building a new Theatre 360,000 3,900 Greenwich Theatre Company: Rebuilding their Theatre 60,000 3,500 Liverpool Repertory Theatre Limited: Improvements to the Playhouse Theatre 170,000 5,000 Bury St. Edmunds Theatre Royal Trust: Improvements to their Theatre 10,500 2,500 Chichester Festival Theatre Trust Limited: Extensions to their Theatre 75,000 3,950 Richmond Theatre Productions Limited: Rebuilding Theatre Workshop 4,250 3,000 Mermaid Theatre Trust Limited: Extensions to Restaurant at their Theatre 6,500 3,000 Cannon Hill Trust Limited: Building and equipping the Cygnet Theatre 250,000 10,000 Blackfrairs Trust: Towards the cost of Boston and District Arts Centre 19,000 1,000 Theatre on the Steps (Bridgnorth): Improvements to their Centre 12,110 700 Worcester Arts Association (S.A.M.A.) Limited: Building of Swan Theatre and Arts Centre 70,000 2,000 St. Austell Arts Club and Theatre: Improvements to their premises 2,100 700 Weymouth and South Dorset Arts Centre: Improvements to their Centre 1,100 500 Dudley Arts Council: Improvements to the Wetherton Arts Centre 535 250 Bristol Arts Centre: Improvements to their Centre 40,700 6,000 Orkney Federation of Voluntary Associations: Reconstruction of Temperance Hall, Kirkwell, as Centre 20,000 5,000 Pitlochry Festival Society Limited: Improvements to the Festival Theatre 70,000 7,500 Welsh National Opera Company Limited: Converting Warehouses into Headquarters 70,000 10,000 Prestatyn Urban District Council: Converting Cinema into Arts Centre 60,000 10,000 £2,274,420 £150,000
§ 83. Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what new forms of Government patronage of the arts have been developed since October, 1964.
§ Miss Jennie LeeNew forms of artistic patronage developed by this Government since October, 1964, are too numerous for me to mention them all now. They are summarised, however, in my recent broadsheet "Report on the Art", of242W towards housing the arts. In addition it entered into commitments to make grants to a further £100,000
The following table shows the grants made in 1965–66 by the Arts Council together with the estimated gross cost of the project involved.
The grant made in 1965–66 does not necessarily represent the total final contribution of the Arts Council towards the project in question. The Arts Council have already given undertakings to provide extra funds in respect of a number of projects listed.
which I am sending the hon. Member a copy.
§ 84. Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what new action he proposes to take in the field of the arts, following the report of the Royal Fine Art Commission.
§ Miss Jennie LeeThe Arts Council, which gives grants towards the cost of buildings for the arts, is making arrangements for regular consultation with the 243W Royal Fine Art Commission in appropriate cases.