§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will publish a table showing the expenditure by the Arts Council of Great Britain, the regional arts associations, the Scottish and Welsh Arts Council and by the Government in Northern Ireland, per capita, in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 31 October 1990]: The information requested is as follows:
§ Mr. MaudeInformation on which to base estimates will not be available until the 1990 and 1991 family expenditure survey data have been collected and processed.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will estimate what increase would have to be made in the standard rate of tax if the whole of the community charge and commercial rates in the year 1990 were transferred to income tax; and whether he will set out the basis for such calculations.
§ Mr. MaudeI regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before Prorogation. Therefore, I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Library.
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§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update his reply to the right hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sir I. Gilmour) on 12 June,Official Report, column 152, on the standard rate of tax and the community charge; and whether he will set out the basis for his calculation.
§ Mr. MaudeI regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before Prorogation. Therefore, I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Library.