§ Mr. Sproatasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish, for the latest available 12-month period, the total financial costs including administration, of the Scottish Arts Council, the amount disbursed by that body the number of persons, including secretaries, involved with the body, the amount of payment for, respectively, members of the body by way of salary 639W or equivalent, expenses of members, and secretarial salaries and expenses; and what were the figures in all the above categories in each of the past five years, respectively.
Total cost including administration Grants, etc. disbursed Number of staff* Total salaries of staff* £ £ £ 1977–78 … 6,263,070 5,851,363 38 184,215 1978–79 … 5,111,559 4,718,020 36 153,626 1976–77 … 4 614 970 4,293,744 35 136,368 1975–76 … 3,190,819 2,830,709 34 122,685 1974–75 … 2,557,643 2,220,100 34 92,268 * Excluding cleaners, gallery attendants and technicians.