§ Lord Lukeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will reconsider their decision to exclude university museums from the current review of admission charges to national museums and galleries; and if not, what steps they will take to ensure that university museums are not closed or dispersed through lack of funding.
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe Government's review of admission charges, which is already under way, is confined to the national museums and galleries. Evidence about admission charges at university and other non-national museums will be included in the research by Glasgow Caledonian University which has been commissioned by the Museums and Galleries 167WA Commission. The emerging findings of that research will inform the Government's review of admission charges at the national museums and galleries. However, the decision on whether or not to charge for admission to museums and galleries is for the governing bodies of each one to make. Universities themselves are responsible for funding university museums.