§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Minister for the Arts what was his Department's total expenditure on the arts in England and in Wales during the 1986–87 financial year.
§ Mr. Richard LuceMy Department's total expenditure on the arts in the financial year 1986–87 was £285.7 million, largely in the form of grants in aid to arts bodies. Of the grant in aid of £135.6 million to the Arts Council for Great Britain, £7.6 million was provided for the Welsh Arts Council. Responsibility for the provision of grants in aid to the National Museum of Wales and the National Library of Wales rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.