§ 30. Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Minister for the Arts how proposed expenditure on arts in 1991–92 relates in real terms to that in 1978–79.
§ Mr. RentonThe central Government arts programme for 191–92 will be £559 million, a real terms increase on 1978–79 of £214 million, or 62 per cent. I welcome this trend and hope it will continue.