HC Deb 08 July 1971 vol 820 c443W
66. Mr. Douglas-Mann

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what saving was achieved by the decision of the British Council not to exhibit in the gallery allocated to Great Britain at the Florence Biennale of World Art.

Mr. Anthony Royle

It is not possible to say precisely what saving might have been achieved, but a conservative estimate would be between £1,500 and £2,000. The exhibition organisers were not requested to reserve any gallery for a British exhibit.