§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the £17.1 million allocated for spending on cultural facilities in the year 1969–70 was allocated to Lancashire, Cheshire and the High Peak area ; and what is the total amount received by these areas since 1964.
§ Miss Jennie LeeThis information is at present available only for the financial year 1967–68. In that year, of the total grant for the arts of £14.2 million about £630,000 was spent in Lancashire, Cheshire and the High Peak area. Comparable information is being assembled in respect of the financial year 1968–69 and I will send this to my hon. Friend as soon as it is available.