HC Deb 29 October 1990 vol 178 c398W
42. Mr. Pike

To ask the Minister for the Arts what plans he has to involve local authorities in the administration of the north-west and Merseyside arts board.

Mr. Mellor

Under the broad principles that I have announced, one third of the membership of the regional arts board for the north-west and Merseyside will be reserved for local authority nominees.