HC Deb 04 April 1984 vol 57 cc583-4W
Mr. Robert Banks

asked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts if he will set out the amounts contributed to the Arts by each of the metropolitan, county and district authorities, respectively, in total and per head of population, in the last financial year.

Mr. Waldegrave

Local authorities' budget estimates for expenditure on the arts, both in total and per capita, are published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in annual volumes of leisure and recreation statistics. The latest volumes cover 1983–84 and copies are available in the Library of the House.

Mr. Robert Banks

asked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts if he will give his estimate of the annual sum contributed to the Arts by private and business sponsorship in 1983–84.

Mr. Waldegrave

The Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts estimate that business sponsorship contributed £13.5 million to the arts in 1983. No figures are available for private donations.

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