Dr. ThomasTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will specify each donation made by his Department in response to public appeals for financial aid during each financial year since 1979–80.
§ Mr. LuceSince 1983 when the Office of Arts and Libraries was established, grants have been made to the bodies it sponsors and to many other institutions and projects. Examples of donations to specific appeals include £500,000 to the Royal Academy trust appeal fund launched in 1982, £25,000 to the Dulwich picture gallery586W appeal in 1985, and £150,000 in response to an appeal by the Carnegie (United Kingdom) trust for the improvement of arts venues for the benefit of disabled people in 1988.