§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will list the amount of grant given to Northern Arts for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. RentonThe information requested is as follows
ACGB grant to Northern Arts Years £ 1980–81 1,306,630 1981–82 1,456,051 1982–83 1,733,236 1983–84 1,819,020 1984–85 1,938,659 1985–86 2,086,802 1986–87 3,424,500 1987–88 3,510,500 1988–89 3,526,910 1989–90 3,626,775 1990–91 3,951,000 1991–92 4,426,914 Following the excellent 13.9 per cent. increase for the Arts Council which I announced last November, I am delighted that the Arts Council has decided to pass on to every regional arts board at least the same level of increase for next year. For 1992–93 Northern Arts will receive £5,043,000.