§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the total amount allocated to museums by all Government departments for the year 1931 compared with 1930?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe provision, including that for allied services, made for National Museums apart from Galleries and Libraries was £880,368 gross and £844,649 net in the estimates for 1930 and is £983,834 gross and £936,115 net for 1931. In addition to the above, an amount approximating to £100,000 is included in the Estimate for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for the Geological Museum and in the statements of allied services, appended to the Estimates for that Department, the Board of Education and the Scottish Education Department, which cannot be accurately allocated between the Museums and other services covered by those Estimates.
§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the total cost of the Circulation Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe Circulation Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum makes use to some extent of the staff and material which is available for the general purposes of the Museum, and it is not therefore possible to give a precise figure for the expenditure attributable to that particular Department, but for the year 1930–31 this may be estimated at approximately £9,000.