§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the
ARTS COUNCIL GRANTS TO OPERA COMPANIES 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 London Regions London Regions London Regions £ £ £ £ £ £ National Companies Royal Opera House* … 680,000 — 750,000 — 786,500 — Sadler's Wells† … 234,000 468,000 244,000 488,000 254,000 508,000 Scottish Opera … — 75,010 — 125,500 — 125,000 Welsh National Opera Co. — 150,000 — 175,500 — 178,016 Other Companies England … 23,308 100,003 6,680 122,619 29,910 116,419 Scotland … — 9,543 — 9,320 — 11,465 Wales … — 6,492 — 10,960 — 9,827 London Opera Centre‡ 71,293 — 64,500 — 64,500 — 1,008,601 809,048 1,065,180 931,899 1,134,910 948,727 Notes: * The figures represent 60 per cent. of the total Arts Council grant to the Royal Opera House; the balance of 40 per cent. is related to ballet. † It is estimated that two-thirds of the subsidy to Sadler's Wells is spent in the regions. ‡ Although the London Opera Centre gives a number of public performances each year it is primarily concerned with the advanced training of opera singers.