HC Deb 03 February 1971 vol 810 cc399-400W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will consider the provision of an additional grant to save the Welsh National Thearte from cessation.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Subject to parliamentary approval, the grant to the Arts

AMOUNTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT—BY PLANNING REGIONS July—December, 1970
South Eastern Planning Region East Anglia Planning Region South West Planning Region
1970 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
July … … … 2,812,671 5 9 228,880 13 9 697,225 13 9
August … … … 2,297,128 19 11 187,685 9 5 571,723 16 11
September … … … 2,427,556 3 10 195,511 15 4 587,702 13 3
October … … … 2,913,897 5 5 277,411 8 1 799,851 10 3
November … … … 2,416,853 7 8 238,357 9 10 705,867 — 2
December … … … 2,853,303 8 3 283,217 7 9 781,984 4 3

Yorks and Humberside Planning Region North West Planning Region Northern Planning Region
1970 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
July … … … 1,176,432 1 3 1,696,095 7 2 1,077,484 — 2
August … … … 960,990 9 4 1,390,499 18 6 871,099 1 7
September … … … 1,039,121 1 2 1,519,675 — 7 863,250 — 8
October … … … 1,241,927 10 10 1,783,211 11 1 1,137,920 7 2
November … … … 1,071,478 — 0 1,441,353 2 10 944,233 12 —
December … … … 1,298,482 1 2 1,884,194 15 7 1,240,925 4 1

West Midlands Planning Region East Midlands planning Region
1970 £ s. d. £ s. d.
July … … … … 1,006,720 15 3 818,404 6 2
August … … … … 789,880 5 10 582,927 15 3
September … … … … 1,066,262 9 11 599,102 14 3
October … … … … 1,144,120 14 7 726,883 17 —
November … … … … 849,477 19 7 596,627 14 10
December … … … … 1,001,206 17 8 672,251 16 11

Wales Planning Region scotland Planning Region
1970 £ s. d. £ s. d.
July … … … … 638,971 7 3 1,864,726 10 8
August … … … … 535,792 12 5 1,644,723 10 1
September … … … … 577,919 5 4 1,580,896 1 3
October … … … … 755,514 7 11 2,034,689 15 9
November … … … … 640,847 8 1 1,723,820 17 1
December … … … … 665,852 7 5 2,293,592 6 2

Council of Great Britain in 1971–72 will be £11.9 million, which is £2.6 million more than in the current year. Within this total, it is for the Arts Council of Great Britain to decide the size of the grant to the Welsh Arts Council. Similarly, it is for the Welsh Arts Council to decide on the level of subsidy to individual arts organisations in Wales.

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