§ 51. Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what consultations he has had with Portsmouth City Council concerning loan sanction for the extension of museum and art gallery facilities to compensate for accommodation lost during the Second World War; and whether he will make a statement.
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§ Miss Jennie LeeSanction was given for loans totalling £45,900 over the four years to 1969–70 for restoration and preservation work at the Southsea Castle museum, and for a loan in 1968–69 of £10,300 for restoration work at the Dickens Birthplace Museum. In addition sanction was given in 1968–69 for a loan of £96,350, of which £46,350 was sponsored by the Department of Education and Science, for a site to be used for library, museum and art gallery purposes in Portsmouth. A loan sanction application for building a library on this site is under consideration. No application for building a museum or art gallery has yet been received.