HL Deb 03 July 1995 vol 565 cc67-8WA
Lord Henderson of Brompton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will describe the criteria to be used to determine the balance between the promotion and development at local and national levels respectively for the purposes of Visual Arts Year 1996

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage (Viscount Astor)

Visual Arts UK is a year-long celebration of the visual arts which will take place in the North of England in 1996. It is part of a wider Arts Council led initiative, Arts 2000, which aims to celebrate a different art form in a different part of the UK in each year between 1992 and 2000. The project is supported financially by the Arts Council, Northern Arts Board and a wide range of partnerships between the public and private sectors in the region. Her Majesty's Government applauds the region's vision, but has no role in promoting or developing the programme of activity