§ 47. Mrs. Virginia Bottomleyasked the Minister for the Arts what is his estimate of the number of arts centres in (a) 1979 and (b) the latest available date.
§ Mr. LuceThe information requested is as follows:
Number of Arts Centres in Great Britain 1979 172 1986 312 For additional information I refer my hon. Friend to the Arts Council's directory of arts centres in Great Britain, copies of which I have placed in the Libraries of Parliament.