§ 31. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir SAMUEL HOAREasked the First Commissioner of Works what museums and galleries, or part of museums and galleries, are still occupied by the staffs of Government offices; what are the numbers of such staffs and the Department of which they
| — | Department. | Staff. | |||||||
| National Gallery | … | … | … | … | Ministry of Munitions | … | … | … | 657 |
| National Portrait Gallery | … | … | … | War Office | … | … | … | … | 377 |
| National Gallery of British Art | … | … | Ministry of Pensions | … | … | … | 824 | ||
| British Museum | … | … | … | … | Registrar of Friendly Societies and War Office | 292 | |||
| New Science Museum (uncompleted building) | Post Office Savings Bank | … | … | 1,500 | |||||
| Imperial Institute and Science Museum (Western Galleries) | War Office | … | … | … | … | 1,410 | |||
| Hertford House (Wallace Collection) | … | Ministry of Munitions | … | … | … | 460 | |||
| Victoria, and Albert Museum | … | … | Board of Education | … | … | … | 914 | ||
| Old Royal College of Science Building | |||||||||
| London Museum | … | … | … | Supreme Economic Council | … | 83 | |||
| Ministry of Blockade | … | … | |||||||
| Ministry of shipping | … | … |
§ The temporary retention of the staff at the London Museum will not interfere with the opening of the museum.
§ It is impossible for me to give any definite date of the removal of these staffs, I but steps are being taken which will assist me in this object, which, I can assure the hon. and gallant Member, I very much desire.