§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Minister for the Arts what proportion of his annual budget is spent on poetry.
§ Mr. RentonIn the current financial year I estimate that about £1.5 million will be spent on poetry. This figure comprises the grants allocated by the English regional arts boards and the Scottish and Welsh arts councils, as well as by the Arts Council of Great Britain. It represents 0.77 per cent. of the Government's 1991–92 grant-in-aid of £194.2 million to the Arts Council.