§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will seek to double the grant to the Scottish Arts Council for the year 1970–71.
§ Miss Jennie LeeIt is the Arts Council of Great Britain which decides the size of grant to the Scottish Arts Council. I understand that the Scottish Arts Council will receive a substantial increase in 1970–71 although their grant will not be doubled. Between 1963–64 and 1969–70 their grant has risen from £175,000 to £836,000.