§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will give details of the total United Kingdom arts budget for the last five financial years for which figures are available; and if these figures can be broken down for Scotland. England, Wales, Northern Ireland and London and expressed in cash terms and as percentages.
§ Mr. RentonDetails of the total arts budget for the United Kingdom are not available. The central Government arts programme for which I have responsibility is as follows:
£ million Per cent. 1986–87 343 — 1987–88 368 +7 1988–89 414 +13 1989–90 446 +8 1990–91 496 +11 1991–92 561 +13 It includes finance for the Arts Council of Great Britain which, in turn, passes funds on to the Scottish and Welsh Arts Councils.
The Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland make provisions for the arts in their respective expenditure programmes.
A territorial presentation of Government expenditures by function and from 1986–87, is available in the Government's "Public Expenditure Analyses to 1994–95, Statistical Suplement to the 1991 Autumn Statement". Cm 1920.