§ Mr. Blairasked the Minister for the Arts what steps he will take to help implement the recommendations of the Cole report "Theatre is for All" that there should be a 50:50 ratio of men and women in training schemes.
§ Mr. LuceThe report was commissioned by the Arts Council, and it is for it to implement the recommendations it has endorsed.
In 1986–87, 42 awards for training schemes were made, of which 25 were to women and 17 to men, a ratio of about 60:40.