§ 32. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will reconsider the overall amount that Her Majesty's Government are proposing to spend on the celebrations commemorating the bicentenary of the United States of America 238W to ensure that there is an equal balance of expenditure between artistic and sporting events.
§ Mr. HattersleyNo, Sir. The sum of £500,000 allotted for this purpose is already fully committed, as described in my right hon. Friend's reply on 19th January to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-West (Mrs. Wise). I see no prospect of increasing or reallocating it.