§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the annual expenditure on the arts by the British Council, showing the art form and regional distribution, for each year since 1978.
§ Mr. WaldegraveReliable figures are not available for the years before 1984–85 and are not broken down by geographical area. Recent figures showing British Council annual expenditure on the arts are as follows:
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British Council annual expenditure on the Arts Figures in £'000 at in-year cash prices 1988–89 1987–88 1986–87 1985–86 1984–85 A. All Arts (global) (including relevant exchanges, libraries and information activity, arts events, staff and running costs) 17,751 19,491 16,902 15,651 15,687 B. Activities managed by Arts Division (excluding exchanges etc, but including C) 7,513 9,036 7,958 6,838 7,310 C. Operational funds (excluding staff and overheads etc) Drama and Dance 925 1,038 1,058 1,145 1,306 Films/TV/Video 873 850 848 704 673 Fine Arts 694 793 554 537 551 Music/Opera 917 751 783 799 763