§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the Institute for Contemporary Arts first received grants from a United Kingdom Government; how much it received; how much it has received in each year since that first grant; and how much it has received so far this year.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasI understand that the Institute for Contemporary Arts has received a grant from the Arts Council of Great Britain each year since the council was set up in 1946. Detailed figures have been published in the annual reports and accounts of the Arts Council since 1950–51, when the basic grant was £1,400; the latest available figure is £233,500 for 1979–80. Information on payments so far this year is not readily available.