§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Minister for the Arts what has been the actual and percentage change in his Department's grant to the Welsh Arts Council between 1979 and 1986 in real terms.
§ Mr. LuceThe Government's funding of the Welsh Arts Council, through the Arts Council of Great Britain, has increased in actual terms from £4,579,500 in 1979–80 to £7,610,000 in 1986–87; in real terms the funding level has been maintained.