HC Deb 20 December 1971 vol 828 cc259-60W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are her present estimates, broken down to each individual case, in respect of all 18 institutions, of the gross receipts from admission charges to the national museums and galleries during the first 12 months of their imposition, and the net revenues expected in each individual case during the same period after deduction of the cost of collection.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The gross estimated receipts from new admission charges which have been arrived at after discussion with the institutions concerned and the net receipts after allowing for staffing costs to be met from the Votes of the museums and galleries are given in the following table, the figures for the Scottish and Welsh institutions having been provided by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales.

Gross Net
£ £
British Museum 190,000 170,750
Science Museum 125,000 107,250
Victoria and Albert Museum (Note 1) 169,000 139,500
Imperial War Museum 50,000 43,500
London Museum 21,000 15,500
National Gallery 170,000 155,000
National Maritime Museum 85,000 62,500
National Portrait Gallery 50,000 43,500
Tate Gallery 95,000 80,000
Wallace Collection 16,000 11,000
British Museum (Natural History) 110,000 96,500
Geological Museum 25,000 20,000
Royal Scottish Museum 30,000 26,500
National Galleries of Scotland (Note 2) 39,000 32,000
National Museum of Antisquities of Scotland (Note 2)
National Museum of Wales 28,100 23,400
1,203,100 1,026,900

Notes

(1) This includes provision for Bethnal Green Museum.

(2) The National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery share premises with a common entrance; receipts and costs could be separated only notionally.

I regret that the estimate of increased staff costs arising from the introduction of charges, given in reply to the Question by the right hon. Member for Vauxhall (Mr. Strauss) on 16th December, was incomplete in that it related to institutions in England and Wales only. The corrected figure for England, Scotland and Wales is £176,200.—[Vol. 828, c.149.]

Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will specify which of the 18 national museums and galleries at which admission charges are to be levied are governed by trustees possessing statutory powers, which are governed by trustees whose powers have been delimited solely by Treasury Minutes, which are governed by chartered bodies, and which are departmental museums without any governing body.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The Boards of Trustees established by statute are those of:

  • British Museum.
  • British Museum (Natural History)
  • Imperial War Museum.
  • National Maritime Museum.
  • National Galleries of Scotland.
  • National Museum of Antiquites of Scotland.

Those established by Treasury Minute are:

  • London Museum.
  • National Gallery.
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Tate Gallery.
  • Wallace Collection.

Those museums governed by chartered bodies are:

  • Geological Museum (The Natural Environment Research Council).
  • National Museum of Wales.

The museums forming part of government departments are:

  • Science Museum.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum.
  • Royal Scottish Museum.

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