§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts what has been the budget for the Arts Council minority arts unit in 1986–87 and 1987–88; and what is the proposed budget for 1988–89.
§ Mr. Luce[holding answer 4 March 1988]: The council had no separate budget for a minority arts unit in 1986–87. For the two succeeding years, budgets for the unit, including a grant to the minority arts advisory service, in figures are:
£ thousand 1987–88 50.5 11988–89 65.0 1 Projected.