§ 26. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has had any further discussions with the chairman of the Arts Council arising out of the correspondence lie had with him in February and the representations that have been made to him since then on the grants made by the Arts Council for 1981–82.
§ Mr. ChannonI regularly meet the chairman of the Arts Council to discuss matters of mutual concern.
§ 27. Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has had any further correspondence with the Arts Council on the grants to be made by the council in 1981–82.
§ Mr. ChannonNot since my letter of 10 February and the reply to it which I published in theOfficial Report on 19 February—[Vol. 999, c. 173–5.]—in answer to a question from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Short).