§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Hazel Grove of 27 June, if he will indicate from which budgets or vote subheads the funds made available for the International concert hall, Manchester, have come; and what plans he has for further funding.
§ Mr. PortilloThe funding so far approved for the concert hall, for feasibility studies, is from class VIII, vote 3, subhead D8 (Central Manchester Development Corporation). The Department will consider further funding on receipt of a full project submission from the development corporation.