HC Deb 12 November 1992 vol 213 c890W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many(a) public libraries, (b) galleries and (c) museums he has visited in an official capacity since taking up his appointment.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 10 November 1992]: The information is as follows:

  1. (a) I have not visited any public libraries since taking up my appointment as Secretary of State.
  2. (b) The Yorkshire sculpture park. I am due to visit the Tate gallery shortly.
  3. (c) The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, the natural history museum and the opening of the Joseph E Hotung gallery of oriental antiquities by Her Majesty the Queen at the British museum. I have also met representatives from the science museum to discuss their future plans and I have incidentally visited the pathology museum at St. Bartholomew's hospital.