§ 18. Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what representation she has received since her recent statement on the training of dance and drama students. [2851]
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyI was delighted that on 14 October I was able to announce plans to help more students to take up places at accredited dance and drama training schools in England. My Department has since received a number of letters, mainly from members of the public, on this subject. The Arts Council of England is in the process of formulating the operational details of the new scheme, in close consultation with local authority associations. The House will, I hope, join me in congratulating the Arts Council on having identified an ingenious interim solution to this problem.