§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what proportion of the annual income received by the Arts Councils of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is spent on administration.
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§ Mr. BrookeOf its grant-in-aid in 1992–93 of £221.2 million, the Arts Council of Great Britain spends £7.97 million, or 3–6 per cent. on administration. It also funds the Scottish and Welsh Arts Councils and the regional arts boards in England, all of which incur administrative expenditure; this, like that of ACGB, is subject to cash limits. For the funding system as a whole in 1992–93, administration accounts for £20.47 million, or 9.25 per cent., of the grant-in-aid, although these costs are partly offset by income RABs receive from other sources.