§ Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement on the merger proposed in the Wilding report between the Crafts Council and the Arts Council.
§ Mr. LuceI shall make an announcement as soon as I have had an opportunity to consider the responses to the Wilding report.
§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Minister for the Arts what recent representations he has received about the Wilding report on funding the arts; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuceI have received about 6,000 responses, of which approximately 4,500 are postcards. I shall be announcing my response to the report as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement on the regional implications of the Wilding report.
§ Mr. JackTo ask the Minister for the Arts what representations he has received from the north-west about his proposed reorganisation for regional arts administration.
§ Mr. LuceI have received a number of representations from individuals and organisations in the north-west area about the Wilding report.