HC Deb 05 March 1987 vol 111 c659W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest estimate of local authority spending on the arts in Scotland.

Mr. John MacKay

Outturn in the current financial year is expected to be in the order of £60 million. The breakdown is as follows :

£ million
Libraries—current 46.0
—capital 2.1
Museums and Galleries—current 10.0
—capital 1.2
Theatres and Entertainment—capital 0.7

The figures do not provide a comprehensive picture, since current expenditure on theatres and entertainment is subsumed under leisure and recreation and cannot be diaggregated.

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