HL Deb 06 May 1998 vol 589 cc71-2WA
Lord Morris of Manchester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 12 February (WA 229), how much of the funding the Arts Council is providing for the Halle Orchestra in 1998–99 has so far been paid; when the remainder will be made available, and according to what criteria such decisions are taken. [HL1559]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The Arts Council of England will core-fund the Hallé Orchestra this year at £1,251,000. The Arts Council agrees with each of its clients a schedule for the payment of grant through the year. Details of these arrangements are commercially sensitive; however I understand that an initial grant payment for 1998–99 has been made to the Hallé.