§ 84. Mr. Will Owenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON THE ARTS 1968–69 London Scotland Wales English Regions Expenditure which cannot be allocated to specific regions* Totals £ £ £ £ £ £ National Museums and Galleries (a)Staff, administration and purchase grants 5,848,300 655,000 599,000 100,000† — 7,202,300 (b)Building work, maintenance, etc. 2,999,300 264,600 — — — 3,263,900 Grants to the Arts Council 1,100,000 705,000 465,000 2,280,000 3,200,000 7,750,000 Grants to other arts bodies 593,500‡ — — 50,500§ — 644,000 TOTALS 10,541,100 1,624,600 1,064,000 2,430,500 3,200,000 18,860,200 * Includes grants to the National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company and Sadler's Wells; expenditure on Housing the Arts; and central administration costs for Great Britain as a whole. The grants to the four National Companies cover the costs of touring outside London. † Fund administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum from which grants are made towards the cost of approved acquisitions by local museums and galleries. Local museums and galleries in London are eligible to apply for assistance but not national museums and galleries. ‡ Includes grants to the British Film Institute and British Institute of Recorded Sound, which both provide services on a national basis. § Grants to area museum councils in England towards the cost of co-operative schemes for local museums and art galleries. Local museums and art galleries in London are covered by the Area Museums Service for South-Eastern England.