§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the draft linguistic diversity policy of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland was completed for submission to the Chief Executive. [98200]
§ Angela SmithThe Chief Executive of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland has been actively involved in the development of the draft linguistic diversity policy from an early stage. It is therefore the members of the Board of Trustees rather than the Chief Executive to whom the draft policy is submitted.
A first draft was prepared in 1999, but it soon became clear that more work was required, and the Trustees agreed to set up a small working group to take the matter forward. The outgoing Trustees did not have an opportunity to consider the next draft before the end of their term of office in June 2002. Since then, some further detailed work has been carried out, and it is hoped that the new Board will be able to consider and formally adopt the new draft shortly.
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