§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Minister for the Arts when, pursuant to his reply of 17 March, Official Report, column 86, the hon. Member for Newham North-West might expect to receive a breakdown by numbers and categories 320W of full-time staff employed by the South Bank board in the South Bank concert halls following abolition of the Greater London council.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Minister for the Arts how many of the staff employed on the South Bank by (a) Argus Shield, (b) the Blue Arrow Company, (c) Pall Mall, and (d) Matthew Hall were previously employed by the Greater London Council or its contractors immediately prior to abolition of the council on 31 March.
§ Mr. LuceFormer GLC or subcontracted employees now working on the South Bank for the companies in question are as follows:
- (a) Argus Shield—1
- (two applications currently being considered);
- (b) The Blue Arrow Company—2;
- (c) Pall Mall—None;
- (d) Matthew Hall—1.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Minister for the Arts, pursuant to his answer of 24 March, Official Report, column 389, what is the policy of the South Bank board towards meeting the cost of members travelling from abroad to attend board meetings or business.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Minister for the Arts if he will list the arts groups in London by name and location which have still not been informed of their funding pattern by the Arts Council following abolition of the Greater London Council.
§ Mr. LuceThe largest of the Arts Council's London clients (the National theatre, English national opera, the London festival ballet, and the London orchestral concerts board), have already been informed. Other settlements are in every case contingent on grant decisions yet to be announced by individual boroughs or, collectively, by the London boroughs' grant scheme. All announcements should have been made by the end of this month.