§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much money from public funds was allocated to purchase grants for museums and galleries each year from 1945 to 1974, inclusive.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsThe amounts provided by the Exchequer* for collections in England are as follows:—
Year £ 1945–46 17,453 1946–47 107,485 1947–48 159,213 1948–49 74,092 1949–50 195,067 1950–51 85,149 1951–52 154,232 1952–53 75,242 1953–54 95,406 1954–55 121,309 1955–56 150,187 1956–57 150,812 1957–58 203,247 1958–59 299,995 1959–60 432,236 1960–61 446,639 1961–62 584,028 1962–63 393,895 1963–64 519,207 1964–65 1,026,521 1965–66 735,126 1966–67 858,385 1967–68 838,438 1968–69 839,498 1969–70 1,359,401 1970–71 1,768,405 1971–72 1,841,417 1972–73 2,680,602 1973–74 (1)1,944,939 1974–75 (1)1,386,927 Notes. *Parallel information for local authority funds is not available. (1) Excludes the grants to the British Library provided separately in these years.