§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts what has been the level of expenditure, per capita, on community arts in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. LuceExpenditure on community arts by the Arts Councils of Great Britain, per head of the whole population, amounted to the following sums in each of the last three years:
Great Britain £ 1985–86 0.04 1986–87 0.05 1987–88 0.03 Note:
The information for earlier years is not readily available.
These figures relate to Arts Council direct expenditure only, and do not take account of expenditure on community arts by arts organisations whose Arts Council subsidy appears in other categories. Arts Council grants to regional arts associations and to the South Bank centre are also excluded.