§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Minister for the Arts what is the estimated change in attendance at the Natural History museum since the introduction of admission charges.
§ Mr. LuceI understand, that in the year following the introduction of charges at the British Museum (Natural History) the number of visitors fell by slightly less than the 40 per cent. which had been predicted. Attendance figures are now showing a rising trend with 44 per cent. more people visiting the museum this Easter than during Easter 1987.