HL Deb 18 January 1972 vol 327 c53WA
LORD STRABOLGI

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will specify the present estimates, broken down to each individual case, in respect of all 18 institutions, of:

(1) the gross receipts expected from admission charges to the national museums and galleries in Great Britain during the first 12 months of their imposition: and

Gross Net;
£ £
British Museum 190,000 170,750
Science Museum 125,000 107,250
Victoria and Albert Museum (Note 1) 169,000 139,500
Imperial War Museum 50,000 43,500
London Museum 21,000 15,500
National Gallery 170,000 155,000
National Maritime Museum 85,000 62,500
National Portrait Gallery 50,000 43,500
Tate Gallery 95,000 80,000
Wallace Collection 16,000 11,000
British Museum (Natural History) 110,000 96,500
Geological Museum 25,000 20,000
Royal Scottish Museum 30,000 26,500
National Galleries of Scotland (Note 2) 39,000 32,000
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (Note 2)
National Museum of Wales 28,100 23,400

Notes:(1) This includes provision for Bethnal Green Museum.

(2) The National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and the Scottish National Portrait Gallary share premises with a common entrance; receipts could be separated only notionally.