HC Deb 24 July 1985 vol 83 c615W
Mr. Cohen

asked 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. Waldegrave

Total 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

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