§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the(a) percentage and (b) total amount of grant in aid awarded by his Department to museums and galleries in (i) London, (ii) England and (iii) Scotland. [36131]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 26 March 1998]: The total amount of Grants in Aid estimated to be paid to Museums and Galleries by the Ministry of Defence during 1997–98 is £9,625,000 which represents about 0.05% of the Defence budget.
Of the total, £6,878,000 (71%) is paid to the National Army and Royal Air Force Museums in London; £2,747,000 (29%) is paid to the Royal Air Force, Royal Marine, Royal Navy, Royal Navy Submarine and Fleet Air Arm Museums in England (Hampshire, Shropshire and Somerset); and none is paid in Scotland.
In addition to Grant in Aid, the Ministry of Defence also funds Regimental and Corps Museums, in partnership with the Trustees of the Regimental and Corps Associations. The total funding provided by the Ministry of Defence in 1997–98 is £2,021,000, which represents about 0.1% of the Defence budget.
Of the total, £286,000 (14%) is paid to museums in London; £1,411,000 (71%) to museums in England; and £160,000 (8%) to museums in Scotland.