HC Deb 23 July 1981 vol 9 c233W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make it his policy to arrange each year to make an early announcement of grant-in-aid to the Arts Council so that the consideration of its distribution and the communication of its intent may be the earlier come to.

Mr. Channon

This is my aim, but the timing of my announcement must depend on Government decisions on public expenditure programmes generally.