§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the amount of the Arts Council grant in aid for each of the years 1970 to 1976 at constant 1970 prices.
§ Mr. OakesThere is no separate price index for arts expenditure, so it is not possible to give accurate figures at constant prices. However, by using the General Index of Retail Prices the following approximate figures can be given in terms of the prices prevailing at April 1970:
Year £ million 1970–71 … … … 9.3 1971–72 … … … 10.2 1972–73 … … … 10.9 1973–74 … … … 11.7 1974–75 … … … 12.0 1975–76 … … … 13.0 1976–77 … … … 16.0 (estimated)