§ 26. Mrs. EllmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the allocation of arts funding to and within the English regions. [83434]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe arts in the English regions benefit from a variety of funding sources; Government, via the Arts Council of England and the regional arts board; local authorities; the European Union; and business sponsorship. Each is indispensable, and we could not take away one without endangering the whole.