§ 37. Mr. Tony Banksasked the Minister for the Arts if he has had any discussions with the organisers of the National Campaign for the Arts about the level of funding for the arts; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuceThe organisers of the campaign have not made any approaches directly to me since I took office. I am, however, aware of their recently published "Programme for the Arts". I announced the Arts Council's grant for 1986–87 on 14 November and will shortly be announcing the allocations of the rest of the arts budget.