HL Deb 09 December 1991 vol 533 cc21-2WA
Lord Holme of Cheltenham

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in view of the increase of £27 million in funding of the Arts Council, they envisage a pro rata increase for the Northern Ireland Arts Council.

The Paymaster General (Lord Belstead)

I have announced that the budget for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for 1992/93 will rise by 7.4 per cent., to £5.9 million.