§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support her Department is giving to the promotion of science and technology via museums. [151929]
§ Estelle MorrisWe have increased revenue grant-in-aid to our sponsored science and technology museums by 23 per cent. in real terms to over £70 million per annum since 1997–98, including funding for free admission to their permanent collections. The number of visits to these museums has increased by 73 per cent. to 7.6 million.