§ Baroness Birkasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which places abroad were visited by officers and members of the South Bank Board; how many went on each trip and what costs were incurred in each case.
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Belstead)The Chairman and General Director (Administration) of the South Bank Board visited the United States, Canada and Australia at a cost of £8,042 to the South Bank Board. 187WA The Chairman, Mr. Ronnie Grierson, made himself responsible for a proportion of the cost of his own travel. Arts organisations visited were:
In the United States
- The Lincoln Centre, New York
- Carnegie Hall, New York
- The Brooklyn Academy of Music
- The Kennedy Centre, Washington
- The Music Centre, Los Angeles
- The National Endowment for the Arts, Washington
- New York City Hall
In Canada
- Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
- O'Keefe Centre, Toronto
- Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
- St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto
- Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture
In Australia
- Sydney Opera House
- Brisbane Arts Centre
- Victoria Arts Centre, Melbourne
- The Australia Council
- Office of the Ministers for the Arts, New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.