Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the annual grant to arts organisations and events in the regions of Scotland and the cities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee for the financial year 1991–92 and projected for the year 1992–93.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 13 March 1992]: For those areas of expenditure on the arts for which the Scottish Office Education Department is responsible I set out the grants made to the national institutions and arts organisations in 1991–92 and those expected to be made in 1992–93.
199–92 £ million 1992–93 £ million National Museums of Scotland 13.355 15.804 National Galleries of Scotland 7.379 8.569 National Library of Scotland 11.801 15.994 Scottish Museums Council 0.665 0.731 Scottish Film Council 0.619 0.686 Scottish Film Production Fund 0.087 0.090 Scottish Community Drama Association 0.025 0.025 Scottish Youth Theatre 0.053 0.055 National Youth Orchestra of Scotland 0.034 0.035 The majority of the grants to the national institutions will be spent in Edinburgh. Grants to other organisations are to support their work throughout Scotland.
In addition to the above grants, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland announced on 28 February that he would make an exceptional payment of £500,000 to Scottish Opera in the financial year 1992–93 to reduce their current deficit.