§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the annual amount of the Arts Council grant to the English National Opera Company, to Covent Garden, to the British Film Institute, to the National Theatre, and to Scottish Opera.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsThe Government make a grant-in-aid to the Arts Council of Great Britain which decides each year what allocations should be made from this, including a block grant to the Scottish Arts Council for the arts in Scotland.
From these funds grants for 1974–75 for current expenses were:
£ million English National Opera Company 1.35 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 2.55 National Theatre 0.99 Scottish Opera* 0.58 * (includes some support from the Arts Council of Great Britain for touring in England or Wales). Scottish Opera also received a capital grant of £200,000 from the Scottish Education Department in 1974–75, as the first instalment of a £1 million grant for refurbishing the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.
The British Film Institute receives grant-in-aid direct from the Government.