§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Minister for the Arts what has been the Government's total expenditure on the arts for each of the past five years and as a total over the same period.
§ Mr. RentonTotal central Government expenditure on the arts for each of the past five years has been as follows:
£ million 1986–87 343.3 1987–88 368.3 1988–89 413.9 1989–90 446.3 1990–91 494.2 2,066.0