HC Deb 23 May 1963 vol 678 c53W
18. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to provide employment in the North-East by expanding the development of the theatre and the arts there.

Mr. du Cann

The development of the theatre and the arts is a matter for the Arts Council. The Council's interest in the North-East is illustrated by, for example, its active support of the North-Eastern Association for the Arts and its greatly increased subvention to the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra. The Council is at present discussing with the Association for the Arts and the Newcastle Corporation the future of the Flora Robson Theatre.