§ 9. Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the funding available to the Eastern Arts Council. [17984]
§ Mr. FisherGrant-in-aid, distributed through the Arts Council of England to the Eastern Arts Board during the financial year 1997–98 totalled £4,985,614.
Additional funding from the British Film Institute and the Crafts Council gives an overall total of £5,425,060.