§ 37. Mr. Fisherasked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts if he will take steps to present an annual White Paper on arts expenditure to Parliament.
§ Mr. WaldegraveA recommendation to this effect was included in the Select Committee report on public and private funding of the arts. The Government's considered response will be published shortly.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts if the Minister for the Arts 4W will introduce mechanisms to ensure that, in view of the pressure on local authority expenditure, any additional sums provided for the arts will actually be spent on the arts.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNo.