Museums (Hansard, 27 February 1992)

§ Mr. McGrady
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what plans he has to provide funding for museums in Northern Ireland other than those he already funds;
(2) what plans he has to publish a policy statement for museums in Northern Ireland.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
There are no immediate plans to extend funding to local authority museums, other than those to meet half of the cost of any improvement grant which may be awarded by the museums and galleries improvement fund, a joint venture between Government and the Wolfson charity trust.
Future policy for the support of local authority museums in Northern Ireland will be considered following the publication, later this year, of a report by the Northern Ireland museums advisory committee of its study into the feasibility of establishing an area museum service for the Province.

§ Mr. McGrady
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he last met the Irish Museums Association in Ireland to discuss the role and funding of museums in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has never met the Irish Museums Association.

§ Mr. McGrady
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the budgetary allocation to museums in Northern Ireland in each of the financial years from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991 inclusive.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
The information requested is as follows:

1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £

Ulster Museum 2,876,400 3,529,300 4,136,000

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum 2,124,300 2,364,700 2,747,300

Ulster American Folk park 685,000 641,000 792,800

	1988–89 £	1989–90 £	1990–91 £
Ulster Museum	2,876,400	3,529,300	4,136,000
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum	2,124,300	2,364,700	2,747,300
Ulster American Folk park	685,000	641,000	792,800