§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion annually over the last 10 years of the total Government grant to national museums, area museum services and local authority museums has been specifically reserved for conservation work.
§ Mr. OakesThe Government do not specify what part of the public funds made available to museums should be spent on conservation.
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the grant to local authority museums for 1977–78; and how much of that is allocated to conservation.
§ Mr. OakesThe Department makes no grant directly to local authority museums, although allowance for local authority expenditure on museums is made in the rate support grant. The allocation of money for conservation is a matter for each local authority.
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the grant to area museum services for 1977–78; and how much of that is allocated to conservation.
§ Mr. OakesThe total grant from the Department of Education and Science to the six area museum councils in England in 1977–78 was £900,000. Each council decides how much it will spend on conservation.
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the grant to national museums for 1977–78; and how much of that is allocated to conservation work.
§ Mr. OakesThe total grants for the national museums in England in 1977–78 amounted to £23.43 million. Each museum decides how much it will spend on conservation.