§ 32. Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts whether he will review the funding arrangements for the Arts.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNo. As indicated in the reply to the Select Committee report on "Public and Private Funding of the Arts", the Government consider that in general the existing arrangements, based on the arm's-length principle and the division between public and private funding, remain appropriate.
§ 33. Mr. Freudasked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts what is the total cost of local authority expenditure cuts on aris provision.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have no evidence that authorities generally are budgeting to reduce their arts expenditure this year.