§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to announce the remaining arts grants for 1983–84; and what they will be.
§ Mr. ChannonI announced to the House on Monday 20 December—[Vol. 134, c. 664–65]—the new provisions I propose to make for the Arts Council for this year and next. I am now able to announce details of the remaining arts and libraries allocations. First, I propose, subject to parliamentary approval, to meet certain special needs by making additional provision in 1982–83, to be found from the Contingency Reserve, of £1.4 million for the British Film Institute and £100,000 for the National Film School. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and I will make a joint statement in due course about future provision for the national heritage memorial fund. Estimates to be submitted in due course for parliamentary approval will provide for increased funding in 1983–84 for the British library, the national museums and galleries and the other institutions for which I am responsible. Expenditure by the Property Services Agency on the buildings of the national museums and galleries, and on the new British library building, will be provided for in Estimates in the usual way. Details of the provisions I propose to make for 1983–84, which are within the arts and libraries total given in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's autumn statement, are as follows:
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Estimate provison 1982–83* and provisional allocations for 1983–84 1982–83 1983–84 £ million £ million The Living Arts Arts Council 86.000 92.000 British Film Institute 7.014 7.200 National Film School 0.840 0.850 Crafts Council 1.600 1.700 South Bank Theatre Board 0.650 0.300 Support for National Museums British Museum 11.722 12.536 Imperial War Museum 4.130 4.140 National Gallery 6.041 6.797 National Portrait Gallery 1.691 1.789 National Maritime Museum 3.855 4.080 Tate Gallery 5.025 5.375 Wallace Collection 0.765 0.791 Science Museum 7.159 7.728 Victoria and Albert Museum 9.324 10.456 Support for Other Museums etc. Government Art Collection 0.100 0.110 Museum of London 1.203 1.229 Sir John Soane's Museum 0.159 1.065 Museums and Galleries Commission 0.318 0.473 Area Museum Councils 1.907 2.070 Research Projects etc. 0.190 0.261 Public Lending Right 0.300 2.000
1982–83 1983–84 £ million £ million Libraries etc. British Library 42.961 45.365 British Institute of Recorded Sound 0.466 0.500 Royal Geographical Society 0.048 0.050 193.468 207.965 * As at time of revised estimates on 5 July 1982.