§ Mr. Cohenasked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts what is his estimate of the total of public funds spent on orchestras for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. WaldegraveTotal expenditure by the Arts Council of Great Britain on the principal orchestras in Britain for each of the past five years was as follows:
£ million 1980–81 3.860 1981–82 4.533 1982–83 5.344 1983–84 5.497 1984–85 5.435