§ 35. Mr. Forthasked the Minister for the Arts what assessment has been made by his office of the relationship between the amount of public expenditure on local library services and the number of books lent per capita in the various library authorities.
§ Mr. LuceI am circulating a table in theOfficial Report which shows that there is no direct relationship. Much library expenditure is on services other than lending.
October the latest award winners under the business sponsorship incentive scheme, which bring the total new money in the first two years of the scheme to some £l0.5 million. The scheme has encouraged 356 companies to sponsor the arts for the first time.