§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement on his negotiations with the Horniman and Geffrye museums on their future funding and constitutions.
§ Mr. LuceThe Government have announced that the Horniman and the Geffrye museums will be established as independent charitable trusts able to take full advantage of all sources of funding and with an assurance of Government support following the abolition of the inner London education authority. Discussions on future arrangements for the museums are under way.