Lieut.-Commander Hutchisonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury where the accounts of the Arts Council of Great Britain are filed; and whether copies of these accounts can be obtained by members of the public.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallAudited accounts are available at the headquarters of the Council, covering the period from the date of its inception as "The Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts" on 19th January, 1940, to 31st March, 1945. The Council's accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1943, and for subsequent years have been included in the Council's published annual reports.
Lieut.-Commander Hutchisonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the sums of money spent out of the annual grant to the Arts Council of Great Britain in each of the years 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945, directly in Scotland, directly in England and Wales and for general purposes in Great Britain as a whole, respectively.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallThe information is as follows:
Financial year ended 31st March. Direct Expenditure in Scotland. Direct Expenditure in England and Wales. General Purposes Expenditure not allocated. £ £ £ 1942 … 3,169 36,120 18,527 1943 … 5,843 72,999 20,711 1944 … 6,267 87,554 35,399 1945 … 12,881 105,574 31,164