HC Deb 23 February 1981 vol 999 c264W
36. Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the numbers of theatres and theatre companies that have closed in each of the last three years.

Mr. Channon

It is difficult to be precise about this, but, so far as I can ascertain, two theatres closed down in 1979 and one more in 1980. Two theatre companies closed down in 1980.