HC Deb 20 March 1863 vol 169 c1655
LORD HENRY LENNOX

said, he would bog to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether he has made any arrangements for having the British Museum Estimates moved in the House by a Minister of the Crown?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

said, in reply, that the arrangement by which the British Museum Estimates were introduced and moved by a distinguished Member of the House— who was also a member of the governing body of the Museum—had not been considered by the Government with a view to change. It appeared to be an appropriate incident of the system, and had hitherto worked very well. It was not the intention of the Government to propose any change at present, but he was not prepared to say, that if the whole question of the government of the Museum were reconsidered, some such change might not be proposed.