HC Deb 28 January 1982 vol 16 cc395-6W
Mr. Dormand

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his answer on 18 January, Official Report, column 17, if he will appoint a person from the Northern region to the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Channon

Although members of the council are appointed for the individual contribution they can make to

Board Year Provisional Entries Final Entries Completed Examinations
per cent. per cent.
ALSEB 1979 128, 983 112, 842 (87.5) 109, 357 (96.9)
1980 128, 263 114, 410 (89.2) 111, 828 (97.7)
1981 133, 972 117, 670 (87.8) 116, 301 (98.8)
EAEB 1979 390, 285 344, 613 (88.3) 326, 283 (94.7)
1980 405, 376 360, 352 (88.1) 341, 482 (94.8)
1981 411, 027 369, 035 (89.8) 354, 404 (96.2)
EMREB 1979 286, 514 261, 440 (91.2) 244, 404 (93.5)
1980 307, 721 273, 820 (89.0) 257, 463 (94.0)
1981 322, 325 284, 847 (88.4) 270, 184 (94.8)
LREB 1979 201, 385 165, 728 (82.3) 153, 367 (92.7)
1980 336, 460 277, 773 (82.6) 260, 170 (93.7)
1981 336, 621 281, 927 (83.8) 281, 853 (99.9)
NREB 1979 — 271, 678 — 256, 965 (94.6)
1980 307, 187 281, 924 (91.8) 268, 583 (95.3)
1981 316, 533 281, 518 (88.9) 267, 970 (95.2)
NWREB 1979 415, 597 369, 591 (88.9) 353, 885 (95.8)
1980 427, 212 378, 237 (88.5) 362, 357 (95.8)
1981 430, 679 383, 391 (89.0) 368, 662 (96.2)
NICSEEB 1979 70, 964 63, 918 (90.1) 57, 693 (90.3)
1980 75, 437 67, 884 (90.0) 61, 088 (90.0)
1981 79, 787 72, 232 (90.7) 66, 060 (91.3)

its work, I firmly believe in the importance of looking for new members in all parts of Britain, including the Northern region. At present eight of the council's 16 members have their homes outside London and the South-East.