HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 cc780-3W
Nick Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been(a) made available through her Department's challenge fund and (b) spent in each year since 1998–99 by each museum; and if she will make a statement. [83734]

Designation challenge fund awards 1999–2004
£
Amount awarded Total awarded Awards made
Ref/name of museum 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 1999–2002 2002–04
1 University of Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum 54,193.44 96,613.52 146,845.48 297,652.44 100,025.00
2 University of Cambridge, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 32,732.69 88,879.78 83,701.06 205,313.53 11,400.00
3 University of Cambridge, Whipple Museum of the History of Science 48,000.23 164,815.96 113,562.38 326,378.57 99,912.00
4 Courtauld Gallery, London 50,000.14 75,000.00 75,000.00 200,000.14 100,000.00
5 University of Manchester, Manchester Museum 50,004.00 47,071.17 113,068.00 210,143.17 50,000.00
6 University of Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery 44,690.00 115,000.00 122,000.00 281,690.00 86,500.00
7 University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum 60,000.00 100,291.93 102,329.26 262,621.19 154,800.00
8 University of Oxford, Museum of the History of Science 150,000.00 58,000.00 0.00 208,000.00 0.00
9 University of Oxford, Museum of Natural History 31,420.69 114,639.84 102,276.49 248,337.02 86,843.00
10 University of Oxford, Pitt Rivers Museum 59,484.00 122,885.97 129,972.00 312,341.97 149,716.00
11 University of Reading, Rural History Centre 62,076.30 95,244.04 87,709.08 245,029.42 91,500.00
12 Horniman Museum, London 96,295.78 99,812.00 63,500.00 259,607.78 157,000.00
13 Museum of London 0.00 117,970.67 232,029.34 350,000.01 153,000.00
14 Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester 34,408.69 135,000.00 89,401.00 258,809.69 91,750.00
15 Birmingham City Museums and Art Gallery 66,482.56 170,000.00 187,974.00 424,456.56 239,178.00
16 Leeds Museums and Galleries 63,319.00 36.469.92 116,000.00 215,788.92 0.00
17 Manchester City Art Galleries 60,112.00 31,843.42 84,220.44 176,175.86 92,810.00
18 Stoke-on-Trent Museums Service 104,036.80 110,280.60 106,417.04 320,734.44 96,476.00
19 Tyne and Wear Museums1
20 York Museum Service 90,193.15 129,812.49 200,660.21 420,665.85 100,000.00
21 Beamish, the North of England Open Air Museum 30,000.00 0.00 770,000.00 800,000.00 500,000.00
22 Bowes Museum 57,383.50 29,906.50 95,400.00 182,690.00 222,000.00
23 Wiltshire Heritage Museum 35,000.00 45,815.17 20,423.37 101,238.54 0.00
24 Dulwich Picture Gallery 52,000.00 80,000.00 59,687.79 191,687.79 52,723.00
25 Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust 71,520.00 90,106.00 99,654.21 261,280.21 80,000.00
26 Jewish Museum 62,960.00 73,989.76 76,171.00 213,120.76 97,533.00
27 London Transport Museum 52,500.00 95,000.00 95,500.00 243,000.00 50,000.00
28 Mary Rose Trust 77,658.00 120,000.00 137,770.20 335,428.20 100,000.00
29 National Motor Museum 31,298.66 63,166.59 123,208.81 217,674.06 71,395.00
30 National Tramway Museum 33,054.20 97,273.56 215,181.74 345,509.50 100,000.00
31 Wordsworth Trust 66,149.07 86,080.00 86,882.00 239,111.07 67,400.00
32 Museum of British Road Transport, Coventry 20,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 220,000.00 145,000.00
33 Tank Museum, Bovington Camp 50,000.00 88,221.20 79,117.26 217,338.46 135,000.00
34 Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums 6,060.00 44,218.00 56,117.82 106,395.82 40,000.00
35 Northampton Museums and Art Gallery 60.000.00 80,000.00 160,000.00 300,000.00 0.00
36 Norfolk Museums Service 86,776.36 112,994.14 182,617.60 382,388.10 249,813.00
37 Harewood House 78,197.63 99,225.00 177,097.00 354,519.63 196,000.00
38 Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham 77,751.00 48,657.54 30,000.00 156,408.54 68,475.00
39 University College London, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology 62,618.35 104,634.96 125,510.69 292,764.00 137,158.00
40 Colchester Museums 42.188.82 85,080.00 57,960.00 185,228.82 48,000.00
41 Exeter City Museums and Art Gallery 117,297.39 173,389.08 71,867.89 362,554.36 99,700.00
42 Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum 26,034.56 114,460.00 64,000.00 204,494.56 27,760.00
43 Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham 22,849.09 68,554.23 75,320.19 166,723.51 0.00
44 National Museum of Labour History, Manchester 64,216.67 96,949.38 83,580.00 244,746.05 86,760.00
45 University of Cambridge, Sedgwick Museum of Geology 50,731.55 148,479.21 178,029.79 377,240.55 178,000.00
46 University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge 36.355.00 33,025.00 219,361.00 288,741.00 100,230.00
47 Southampton City Council Cultural Services 43.928.00 39,528.44 62,031.20 145,487.64 50,000.00
48 Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester 74.949.66 64,000.00 75,800.00 214,749.66 10,000.00
49 Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery 46,331.52 59,925.25 69,278.40 175,535.17 50,000.00
50 Royal Pavilion, Libraries and Museums 28,250.00 0.00 0.00 28,250.00 135,000.00
51 Bristol Museums and Art Galleries 59,492.42 73,639.45 112,693.05 245,824.92 96,644.00
52 National Waterways Museum 52,533.36 116,608.00 93,184.50 262,325.86 50,000.00
53 The Wedgwood Museum Trust 0.00 42,880.88 61,250.00 104,130.88 5,000.00
55 Roman Baths Museum and Museum of Costume, Bath 0.00 43,625.18 109,874.82 153,500.00 50,000.00
56 Museum of Artillery in the Rotunda 0.00 101,250.00 91,589.20 192,839.20 0.00
57 Sir John Soane's Museum 0.00 95,000.00 82,360.00 177,360.00 81,007.00
58 Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art 0.00 83,393.21 32,882.31 116,275.52 0.00
59 Kingston upon Hull City Museums and Art Galleries 0.00 67,871.48 58,855.12 126,726.60 0.00
60 Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust 0.00 120,536.78 70,444.61 190,981.39 0.00

Dr. Howells

The 62 museums with designated collections have each received awards from the designation challenge fund, administered by Resource: the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, to help meet the costs of caring for and interpreting their designated collections. The awards are set out in the following table.

Designation challenge fund awards 1999–2004
£
Amount awarded Total awarded Awards made
Ref/name of museum 1999–2000 2001–02 1999–2002 2002–04
61 Lancashire County Museums Service, Textile Industry Collection 0.00 32,693.85 122,210.28 154,904.13 80,000.00
62 Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 0.00 50,955.27 31,613.58 82,568.85 94,400.00
Joint Manchester Project 25,000.00 — — 25,000.00 30,000.00
Totals 2,858,534.28 5,080,764.42 6,671,191.21 14,610,489.91 5,445,908.00
1 Joint project with Beamish—see number 21

Note:

Awards for 1999–2002 have now been spent. New awards made in July 2002 for the period 2002–04 total sum not yet claimed by grant recipients.

Nick Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what measures her Department has taken to maintain the quality of exhibitions in major museums funded by her Department since the removal of entry charges; and if she will make a statement. [83739]

Dr. Howells

The day-to-day operation of Government-funded museums and galleries, including the staging of exhibitions, is a matter for the Boards of Trustees and management of such bodies. In October 2002, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, announced the provision of increased grant-in-aid to the national museums and galleries to enable them to continue the Government's highly successful policy of free admission.