§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will seek to ascertain and publish the purposes to which the individual national museums and galleries have decided to devote any net funds at their disposal accruing from the collection of admission charges from the public during the months of January to March 1974, inclusive.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsThe provision taken in the Spring Supplementary Estimates was mostly additional purchase grant-in-aid for the acquisition of new items for the collections. The exceptions to this were:
For general administrative expenses
- Imperial War Museum—£800.
- London Museum—£1,000.
- Wallace Collection—£1,000.
For technical expenses on exhibitions and display.
British Museum (Natural History)—£13,000.
For general work on exhibits
Geological Museum—£7,500.
For work in connection with industrial archaeology.
National Museum of Wales—£2,900.
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he 204W will issue a special notice to the Press regarding attendances and gross and net proceeds connected with the imposition of admission charges at the national museums and galleries.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsThere has already been much information given to Parliament on these matters, particularly in reply to Questions from my hon. Friend. This information is therefore available to the Press. In the unlikely event that any further information of interest emerges concerning which my hon. Friend fails to ask a Question, I will consider his suggestion.