§ Mr. WheelerTo ask the Minister for the Arts what information he has on the current annual total of sponsorship of the arts by tobacco companies; if he will list these individually and in relation to other commercial sponsorship; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuceThe total amount of sponsorship in 1988–89 by tobacco companies is not known. The business sponsorship incentive scheme has brought £5.7 million new sponsorship to the arts in the current financial year, of712W which £3,000 has come from tobacco interests. Arts organisations are free to decide what sponsorship to accept.