§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will ask the National Gallery trustees to reconsider their decision to charge double on two days a week, while allowing a free day, as the Wallace Collection Trustees have decided to allow a weekly free day without any increase in charges on other days.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeDiscussions are continuing; no decisions have yet been reached.
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will notify the London Museum trustees that their desire for free public access on one day weekly meets with no objection from her, bearing in mind that that institution will cease to remain a purely national museum after two years, and that the financial loss in each of those two years would not exceed £4,000.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeDiscussions about free days are continuing; no decisions have yet been reached.