§ 68. Sir E. Erringtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the decline in the number of theatres in the provincial cities of England and Wales, if he will take steps, by grant or otherwise, to enable the remaining theatres to continue in existence.
§ Mr. SimonThe extent of the need for theatre buildings in the provincial cities of England and Wales is a matter within the scope of the inquiry into the Housing of the Arts which was commissioned by my right hon. Friend the Lord Privy Seal and on which the Arts Council are now engaged. My hon. Friend will find an account of what is already being done out of public funds to help drama in provincial cities in the thirteenth annual report of the Arts Council.