HC Deb 10 November 2000 vol 356 cc443-5W
Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what additional funding he is making available to museums and galleries sponsored by his Department over the next three years; what provision this

Grant-in-aid to sponsored museums and galleries
£ million
1998–991 1999–20001 2000–012 2001–023,4 2002–033,4 2003–043,4
British Museum 33.921 34.721 34.881 35.969 536.469 536.469
Natural History 26.960 29.583 30.408 33.108 537.360 538.478
Imperial War 10.573 12.149 11.744 13.110 14.072 14.126
National Gallery 18.689 19.478 19.215 19.949 520.449 520.449
National Maritime 10.184 10.923 11.660 12.820 13.371 13.420
National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 12.696 13.714 13.910 15.237 516.169 516.382
National Portrait Gallery 4.997 5.115 5.138 5.462 55.562 55.712
National Museum of Science and Industry 20.281 24.576 25.481 27.341 530.598 531.712
Royal Armouries 3.723 5.096 5.148 5.820 6.042 6.056
Tate Gallery 19.218 19.727 24.881 26.877 26.979 26.986
Victoria and Albert 29.147 30.084 30.458 32.690 33.471 33.514
Wallace Collection 1.916 2.463 2.073 2.163 52.413 52.413
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester 2.178 2.717 2.677 2.822 3.016 3.029
Museum of London 4.210 4.361 4.429 4.681 55.236 54.842
Sir John Soane's 0.567 0.630 0.593 0.699 50.874 50.874
Horniman 3.144 3.062 3.226 3.106 3.106 3.106
Geffrye 1.047 1.172 1.176 1.124 1.124 1.124
Tyne and Wear — — 0.994 0.994 0.994 0.994
National Coal Mining Museum England — — — 1.332 51.882 51.928
Design Museum — — 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.200
24-Hour Museum — — 0.149 0.149 0.149 0.149
Unallocated Reserve Revenue — — 0.141 0.158 4.575 9.098
Unallocated Reserve Capital — — — — 3.375 3.725
Other — 0.200 — — — —
Government Indemnity Scheme 0.015 0.098 0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150
Total 203.466 219.869 228.772 245.986 267.636 274.936
1 Outturn
2 Provision
3 Plans
4 SR 2000 allocations 2001–02 to 2003–04
5 Includes a capital allocation

additional funding includes for free access and quids-in at the charging museums; what resources he has set aside in reserve for further allocation; and if he will list the resources that he is making available. [138398]

Mr. Chris Smith

I am increasing the funding available for the museums and galleries sponsored by my Department from £229 million this year to £275 million in 2003–04. Included in the increase is additional capital funding of £10 million in 2002–03 and 12 million in 2003–04. Not all of this funding has yet been allocated.

The bulk of the extra revenue funding available is to support the continuation of free access for children and pensioners at the charging museums and to provide compensation for the introduction of quids-in (a reduced charge of £1 for adults) from 1 September 2001.

Within the total I have allocated £7 million in 2003–03 and £8 million in 2003–04 for urgent capital repairs. I am holding back £3 million of capital funding in 2002–03 and £4 million in 2003–04 from which I shall invite bids for improvement projects and I am also holding back £4 million of revenue funding in 2002–03 and £10 million in 2003–04 to meet particular requirements as they arise.

The allocations made for 2001–02 to 2003–04 are set out in the table for comparison with the allocations for 1998–99 to 2000–01 and show the significant increase achieved. The table does not include the funding for work in the regions which I announced in the House on 25 July 2000.