§ Mr. Ifor Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what financial support he has given to the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales.
§ Mr. John MorrisI made a grant of £50,000 to the Eisteddfod in 1977 towards the cost of purchasing the new pavilion. I now propose to make a further grant of £275,000 as a final instalment of the cost of purchasing the pavilion and also towards the cost of erecting it at Cardiff in 1978 and Caernarfon in 1979. Parliamentary approval will be sought in a Supplementary Estimate for the Education, Libraries and Arts (Welsh Office) Vote. Pending that approval, any necessary expenditure will be met by repayable advances from the Contingencies Fund.