HC Deb 21 July 1988 vol 137 c725W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Minister for the Arts what has been, for each year since 1970, the total contribution to the arts in Scotland by public funds, in 1988 terms.

£, 1988–89 prices
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Music 5,838,000 5,969,000 5,833,000 15,909,000
Drama, Mime and Dance Community Arts, Festivals, (including music, visual arts) 6,034,000 6,145,000 6,138,000 16,303,000
Literature 566,000 620,000 599,000 1628,000
Art 1,276,000 1,307,000 1,399,000 11,305,00
1Estimate
Details for other spending categories and for earlier years are not readily available.

Grants towards the arts from the expenditure programme for Scotland are the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.

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