§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of her Department's budget is represented by the combined allocation given to the Arts Council, the British Film Institute, the Crafts Advisory Committee, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and other national museums during the financial year 1977–78 or the most recent 12-month period available; and what are the figures used to arrive at the percentage.
§ Mr. OakesPublic expenditure on the arts in 1977–78 amounted to £112 million, or 1.4 per cent. of total public expenditure on education, libraries, science and the arts in Great Britain. This includes £25 million expenditure on local museums and galleries. Further details are contained in Table 2.10 of Cmnd. 7049-II.