§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts what has been the level of expenditure, per capita, on opera in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. LuceExpenditure on opera 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 0.42 1986–87 0.44 1987–88 0.45 The information for earlier years is not readily available.
Note: These figures exclude Arts Councils grants to regional arts associations and to the South Bank centre.