§ 47. Mr. R. W. Elliottasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science 160W what is the expenditure of the Arts Council per head of the population in Wales, Scotland and the North and Midlands.
48. Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the amount spent per head of the population by the Arts Council in England, Scotland, Wales and the Northern Region.
§ Miss Jennie LeeExcluding expenditure on the national and touring companies and on administration, the figure per head of population for England in 1967–68 was Is. For the Northern Region it was 11d., for the West Midlands 10d. and for the East Midlands is. 2d.
The Scottish and Welsh figures, which exclude in addition expenditure on their own national companies and administration, were 1s. 7d. and 1s. 5d., respectively.