§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is her Department's policy towards the regional arts boards. [116]
§ Tessa Jowell[holding answer 25 June 2001]: The Arts Council is due to report to me very shortly on its plans for reorganising the arts funding system in England and I am looking forward to discussing the proposals with it and other interested parties in more detail once I have received them.