§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Minister for the Arts how much of the additional funds for the arts, after the abolition of the metropolitan county councils, applies to the Greater Manchester council area.
§ Mr. LuceFor the performing arts, it will be for the Arts Council to determine a figure, in negotiation with the successor authorities and the Regional Arts Association.
For museums, I announced a grant of £1 .075 million in 1986–87 for the Greater Manchester museum of science and industry in my reply to the hon. Member for Easington (Mr. Dormand) on Monday 16 December, at columns 35–38, and the University Grants Committee will be making additional sums available to the Manchester University museum and Whitworth gallery, amounting to over £300,000 next year.