HC Deb 20 November 1995 vol 267 c44W
17 Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is his latest estimate of the subsidy paid out of public funds for each seat at opera performances in England. [498]

Mr. Sproat

The most recent available figures are for 1994–95, when the average subsidy per seat, for those opera companies funded by the Arts Council of England, was £25.57.