§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will specify the total amounts covered by certificates of indemnity issued by the national museums and galleries in the United Kingdom in respect of loans to them of works of art and other objects over the past 10 years from 1967 to 1977 inclusive, broken down into the individual years and divided in each year between 479W (a) long-term loans to the permanent collections, and (b) loans to temporary exhibitions.
§ Mr. OakesComplete information could not be produced except at disproportionate cost. An indication of the amount covered by indemnities issued by the national museums and galleries in England is given below. Figures in (a) are those reported in the Estimates, since 1970–71, by institutions having long term loans totalling over £500,000. The provision of information for institutions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for the appropriate Secretaries of State.
(a) (b) Financial year Long term loans to permanent collections Loans to temporary exhibitions £ £ 1976–77 16,950,000 19,196,319 1975–76 12,650,000 14,465,233 1974–75 9,250,000 29,700,620 1973–74 7,300,000 4,564,845 1972–73 8,185,927 16,595,000 1971–72 8,500,000 3,721,568 1970–71 5,500,000 5,581,875