§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the organisations or individuals in receipt of awards from the Scottish Arts Council; if he will give details of the funding of the Scottish Arts Council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 3 February 1994]: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Scotland, will assume responsibility for the Scottish Arts Council from my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for National Heritage, on 1 April 1994. The Scottish Arts Council's annual reports, copies of which are available in the Library, list the organisations and individuals in receipt of Scottish Arts Council funding. Subject to Parliamentary approvals, funding for the Scottish Arts Council in 1994–95 will be £23.777 million.