HC Deb 10 July 1998 vol 315 c661W
Mr. Peter Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what support was provided to Sir Richard Eyre by his Department for the preparation of his report on lyric theatre in London; [49528]

(2) how many officials from his Department worked on Sir Richard Eyre's report on lyric theatre in London; and what assistance they gave. [49529]

Mr. Chris Smith

[holding answer 9 July 1998]: Sir Richard Eyre and his working group were provided with secretariat support by three officials from my Department. In addition, one official and my special adviser were members of the working group. My Department also made arrangements for the report to be published and launched. The contents of the report were entirely Sir Richard's.