§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts, pursuant to his reply of 22 February, Official Report, column 541, if he will specify the actual number of respondents to the Government's consultative paper on the arts who indicated general support for or acceptance of the Government's proposals but also suggested alternative funding solutions for individual arts bodies affected by local government reorganisation.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNinety-six.