§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total annual public expenditure on support of the arts.
§ Mrs. ThatcherFor 1971–72, Government expenditure is estimated at £30.3 million, including £4.6 million for services provided by the Department of the Environment and the Stationery Office, but excluding expenditure on ancient monuments and historic buildings. It is not possible to arrive at comparable figures of expenditure by local authorities on the arts.