§ Mr. VazTo ask the Minister of Arts how many theatres he has visited in the last 12 months; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. LuceI have made 19 such visits since December 1988. In that month I visited the Apollo theatre, Shaftesbury avenue, and the Unity theatre, Liverpool. In 1989 I have so far visited Sadlers Wells (on 18 January and 3 April); the Old Vic (16 February); the Royal National theatre (1 March); the Tricycle theatre (8 March); the Mercury theatre, Colchester (22 March); the Derby Playhouse (25 April); the Marlowe theatre, Canterbury (3 May); the Theatre Royal, Norwich (8 June); the Theatre Royal, Margate (30 June); the Stephen Joseph theatre in the Round, Scarborough (12 July); the Cricklade theatre, Romsey (14 July); the Hawth theatre, Crawley (28 July); the Theatre Royal, Newcastle (12 September); the Theatre Royal, Brighton (27 October); the Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds (9 November); and the Savoy theatre (28 November. On 1 December I shall again visit the Unity theatre, Liverpool.