Written question asked by Gordon McMaster (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 June 1994. It was answered by Lord Monro of Langholm (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 June 1994 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

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Scottish Office

Question

If he will publish a table showing the amount of (a) capital and (b) recurring grants paid to PACE, the youth theatre group based in Paisley, by the Scottish Arts Council in each year since 1988; what percentage of its out-turn expenditure was covered by Scottish Arts Council grants in each year during the same period; what monies PACE received from other sources in his Department during the same period; when he next plans to meet representatives of the Scottish Arts Council to discuss the youth theatre movement in Scotland; if he intends to raise the funding of the Paisley Arts Centre in Education; what changes in the criteria governing the allocation of grants by the Scottish Arts Council might have affected awards to the Paisley Arts Centre; whether he was consulted about any changes to these criteria; to comment on the value and importance of the youth theatre movement in Scotland, with particular reference to the Paisley Arts Centre in Education theatre group. - Includes figure for grant to Scottish Youth Theatre and that no grant paid to PACE.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

245 c233-4W;245 c231-2W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Central government Grants Theatre Scotland Young people Paisley Arts Centre in Education Scottish Arts Council Arts Council

Contains statistics

Yes