HC Deb 30 April 1990 vol 171 c436W
36. Mr. Knapman

To ask the Minister for the Arts how he intends to spread British culture into the European Community.

Mr. Luce

Lead responsibility for the promotion of British culture overseas rests with the British Council which launched last autumn its "Britain in Europe" initiative to encourage commercial sponsorship of visits to Europe by leading British arts organisations. The Arts Council is also actively exploring the new opportunities for artistic interchange which 1992 will bring.

I am confident that the excellence of many British performers and companies will continue to be recognised in Europe and recently had the pleasure of showing to my EC colleagues some of the range and distinction of Glasgow's cultural provision during its inauguration celebrations as EC city of culture.