HC Deb 15 January 1990 vol 165 c110W
Dr. Kim Howells

To 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. Luce

I shall make an announcement as soon as I have had an opportunity to consider the responses to the Wilding report.

Mr. Thurnham

To 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. Luce

I 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 Lloyd

To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement on the regional implications of the Wilding report.

Mr. Luce

I shall announce my response to the Wilding report as soon as possible.

Mr. Jack

To ask the Minister for the Arts what representations he has received from the north-west about his proposed reorganisation for regional arts administration.

Mr. Luce

I have received a number of representations from individuals and organisations in the north-west area about the Wilding report.

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