§ Lord Strabolgiasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total amount received by the Treasury in VAT from the four independent London orchestras, and how this compares with the amount given to these orchestras by the Arts Council and the Greater London Council.
§ Lord CockfieldI understand from the London Orchestral Concert Board that the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra received £1,105,000 in grants from the Arts Council and the GLC in the financial year 1980–81.
I regret that information about VAT is not separately available.