§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will introduce direct regional funding for the arts.
§ Mr. RentonNo, as the Arts Council makes allocations to the regions out of its total budget, taking account of the plans submitted by each region to do so.
Table 6—Planning total analysed by territorial area and function 1989–90 £ million Identifiable expenditure England Scotland (total) Programme 151 Scotland other Wales (total) Programme 161 Wales other Northern Ireland (total) Programme 171 Northern Ireland other2 Total Non-identified United Kingdom Defence — — — — — — — — — — — 20,680.7 20,680.7 Overseas services — — — — — — — — — — — 2,537.5 2,537.5 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 658.8 215.6 198.1 17.5 93.1 83.4 9.7 181.6 178.1 3.5 1,149.1 913.8 2,062.9 Trade, industry, energy and employment 3,783.6 640.3 254.8 385.5 360.9 163.9 197.0 749.0 3749.0 — 5,533.7 1,259.2 6,792.9 Roads and Transport 2,357.0 201.2 200.2 1.1 170.4 170.3 0.1 367.9 367.9 — 3,096.4 1,181.5 4,277.9 Housing 2,892.0 316.6 316.6 — 109.8 109.8 — 30.8 30.8 — 3,349.3 17.3 3,366.6 Other environmental services 605.1 75.8 70.0 5.8 75.6 70.6 5.0 218.0 218.0 — 974.5 512.4 1,486.8 Local government 19,673.9 4,373.0 4,373.0 — 1,775.0 1,775.0 — — — — 25,821.9 25,821.9 Law, order and protective services 3,495.8 476.1 443.1 33.0 176.0 — 176.0 697.6 666.2 31.4 4,845.5 1,631.3 6,476.8 Education and science4 4,402.2 592.1 314.2 277.9 188.4 30.6 157.8 899.0 899.0 — 6,081.7 902.3 6,984.0 Arts and libraries4 258.2 25.4 25.4 — 20.5 20.5 — — — — 304.1 188.5 492.6 Health and personal social services 19,992.2 2,753.0 2,753.0 — 1,331.2 1,331.2 — 961.6 961.6 — 25,038.1 40.2 25,078.3 Social security 43,414.5 5,177.2 — 5,177.2 2,935.9 — 2,935.9 1,708.0 1,695.4 12.6 53,235.6 637.9 53,873.5 Miscellaneous5 -1.7 126.3 126.3 — 49.7 48.0 1.7 59.0 59.0 — 233.3 6,909.7 7,143.0 Privatisation proceeds — — — — — — — — — — — -4,202.0 -4,202.0 Total expenditure 101,531.8 14,972.5 9,074.6 5,897.9 7,286.3 3,803.2 3,483.1 5,872.5 5,825.0 47.5 129,663.2 33,210.3 162,873.5 1 Programmes 15, 16 and 17 relate to expenditure programmes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland covered by the Departmental Reports for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (Cm 1515–1517). 2 Responsibility for most expenditure in Northern Ireland rests with the Northern Ireland Office and Departments; this column includes certain expenditure in support of the agriculture and fishing industries, the costs of the NI Court Service and War Pension payments. 3 Includes £305 million for costs associated with the privatisation of Short Brothers plc. 4 Expenditure on arts and libraries in Northern Ireland is included with education and science. 5 Includes contributions to European Communities and expenditure associated with general maintenance of government, such as tax collection and population registration.