DCMS Directly Funded Institutions (Hansard, 5 October 1998)

§ The Earl of Clancarty
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How they define the term "DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) directly funded institutions" (Comprehensive Spending Review, Cm4011, page 83); and what are the institutions covered by this term. [HL2939]

§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
Directly funded institutions are those executive NDPBs public corporations and other bodies which regularly receive their funding directly from the department.
The directly funded institutions in 1998–99 are:

Arts Council of England

Crafts Council^*

British Museum^*

Imperial War Museum^*

Natural History Museum^*

National Maritime Museum^*

National Museum of Science and Industry^*

National Gallery^*

National Portrait Gallery^*

Wallace Collection^*

National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside^*

Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester^*

Geffrye Museum^*

Horniman Museum^*

Museum of London^*

Museums and Galleries Commission

Tate Gallery^*

Sir John Soane's Museum^*

Victoria and Albert Museum^*

British Library^*

Library and Information Commission^*

Public Lending Right

Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts^*

National Manuscripts Conservation Trust

Royal Geographic Society^*

Royal National Institute for the Blind

British Film Institute^*

National Film and Television School

British Film Commission

British Screen Finance Ltd

European Film Co-production Fund

Eureka and Audiovisual Observatory

English Heritage^*

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments for England^*

Royal Armouries^*

Churches Conservation Trust

National Heritage Memorial Fund
WA 76
Historic Royal Palaces^*

The Greenwich Foundation for the Royal Naval College^*

Somerset House Limited

Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust^*

Royal Household for property services to the occupied palaces

Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in respect of the Art for Architecture scheme

UNESCO in respect of the World Cultural Convention

Broadcasting Standards Commission

Channel 4 Wales

United Kingdom Sports Council

English Sports Council

Football Licensing Authority

British Chess Federation

National Playing Fields Association in respect of the Children's Play Scheme

British Tourist Authority

English Tourist Board

^*These are directly funded institutions that receive visitors.

§ The Earl of Clancarty
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether their intended "at least 1 to 3 per cent." increase by the end of the Parliament in "the number of visitors to DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) directly funded institutions" (Comprehensive Spending Review, Cm 4011, page 83) is meant to be understood as an average of all such institutions, or if it represents their aim for each institution individually. [HL2940]

§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
The intended increase of "at least 1 to 3 per cent." in the number of visitors to DCMS directly funded institutions which receive visitors is an average increase across those institutions and should not be taken as a target for each individual institution.