§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will give the totals for Government expenditure in Wales on the arts in each of the years 1965 to 1970, and state the percentage increases in each year.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe information is as follows:
Financial Year Amount £ Percentage increase (or Financial decrease) over Previous Year 1965–66 … 707,118 -8.9 1966–67 … 874,140 +23.6 1967–68 … 1,103,300 +26.2 1968–69 … 1,128,063 + 2.2 1969–70 … 1,364,053 +20.9