§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, when announcing special Government grants for particular acquisitions by public museums, he will make it his practice in 117W future to take that opportunity of expressing the Government's appreciation of contributions from private sources by detailing such contributions from charitable funds or trusts and from individual benefactors, whether named or anonymous, whenever these amount to £1,000 or more in each case for the acquisition in question.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsNo. It is for the museum or gallery concerned, in consultation with its benefactors, to decide whether publicity is desired in any particular case. I am, however, happy to take this opportunity of expressing the Government's general appreciation of the essential rôle played in such acquisitions by contributions large and small from individuals and organisations.