§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Minister for the Arts what change he expects to see in his Department's grant to the Arts Council in 1987–88 in percentage terms.
§ Mr. LuceExcluding additional abolition replacement funding, the percentage increase in government funding of the Arts Council in 1987–88 is 3.4 per cent. Total Government funding of the Arts Council is up by 2.1 per cent.