HC Deb 03 August 1978 vol 955 c486W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will list the special extraordinary grants made directly by her Department to public museums in England to assist with their acquisition of works of art and museum objects during the period from 1st April 1975 to 1st August 1978 inclusive, specifying in each case (a) the date, object and museum concerned, and (b) the amount of the relevant special grant and its percentage of the total cost of the object, and also indicating where applicable whenever and to what extent recourse was had to the Treasury Contingency Reserve.

Mr. Oakes

The information is as follows: