§ Ms. AbbottTo ask the Minister for the Arts how many new texts have been purchased by the British Theatre Association library in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. LuceI am advised by the BTA that it purchased the following numbers of new texts in the past five years: 1,398 (1987–88), 755 (1986–87), 979 (1985–86), 1,088 (1984–85), and 1,131 (1983–84). Donations over the same period were in excess of 7,500 volumes.