HC Deb 22 July 1997 vol 298 c533W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 9 June,Official Report, column 321, (1) if he will identify the report produced at the conclusion of the Scottish Arts Council inquiry into the production assisted by the Scottish film production fund; who wrote it; if copies will be publicly available; and what is its projected date of publication; [9960]

(2) when the Scottish Arts Council inquiry into productions assisted by the Scottish film production fund was instituted; what was the total cost of producing the inquiry's report; and if he will indicate those individuals and bodies which have had sight of the report prior to publication.

Mr. Galbraith

The Scottish Arts Council commissioned Morgan Harris Burrows in February 1997 to report on the handling of national lottery film-related applications in Scotland. The cost of producing the report was £12,867. The report has not been published, but is available on request from the Scottish Arts Council. Arrangements are being made to place a copy in the Library of the House.