§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of the acquisitions of the national museums and galleries from 1972 to 1977 were acquired as a result of (a) purchase from annual purchase grant, (b) purchase by special grant, (c) allocated as a result of acceptance in lieu of estate duty or capital transfer tax and (d) gift or bequest; and if she will list all such acquisitions acquired for, or valued at, 497W more than £5,000 at the time of acquisition.
§ Mr. OakesThe information requested in the first part of the Question, as regards
Financial Year Total acquisitions Percentage £ (a) (b) (c) (d) 1972–73 … … … 2,798,046 74.4 15.2 0.5 9.9 1973–74 … … … 1,499,685 93.3 0.7 — 6.0 1974–75 … … … 1,120,639 85.3 1.2 2.9 10.6 1975–76 … … … 2,869,621 82.7 — — 17.3 1976–77 … … … 3,085,193 79.8 — 2.5 17.7
§ Mr Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the cost of maintaining each of the national museums and galleries in: (a) 1975–76 and (b) 1976–77; what proportion of the expenditure was accounted for by staff wages and salaries; and what was spent on conservation, display and acquisitions, respectively, during the same years.
Staff wages and salaries Other expenditure Acquisitions Receipts Net total cost £ £ £ £ £ British Museum: (a) … … … … 3,610,715 915,562 480,000 462,664 4,543,613 (b) … … … … 4,154,890 1,125,670 290,000 588,617 4,981,943 Science Museum: (a) … … … … 1,892,388 450,452 25,800 33,183 2,335,457 (b) … … … … 2,129,165 565,230 38,183 86,583 2,645,995 Victoria and Albert Museum: (a) … … … … 2,762,396 346,114 300,540 68,256 3,340,794 (b) … … … … 3,009,225 447,086 325,800 95,299 3,686,812 Imperial War Museum: (a) … … … … 808,127 273,717 23,000 106,114 998,730 (b) … … … … 1,046,546 354,680 23,000 105,273 1,295,953 National Gallery: (a) … … … … 962,110 190,129 840,000 17,040 1,975,199 (b) … … … … 1,078,910 213,549 990,000 20,347 2,262,116 National Maritime Museum: (a) … … … … 792,083 419,059 56,000 42,789 1,224,353 (b) … … … … 1,030,809 544,927 56,000 58,674 1,573,062 National Portrait Gallery: (a) … … … … 364,266 206,438 90,000 88,915 571,789 (b) … … … … 398,266 258,827 90,000 100,358 646,573 Tate Gallery: (a) … … … … 874,124 302,541 570,000 66,743 1,679,922 (b) … … … … 971,249 320,533 601,000 79,405 1,813,377 Wallace Collection: (a) … … … … 252,405 35,105 — 16,936 270,574 (b) … … … … 283,489 54,152 — 23,026 314,615 British Museum (Natural History): (a) … … … … 3,162,313 578,321 47,000 249,302 3,538,332 (b) … … … … 3,457,840 851,760 47,000 347,333 4,009,267
§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many curatorial and other staff were
498Wthe national museums and galleries in England, is given in the table; the list requested in the second part of the Question could not be compiled without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. OakesThe cost of maintaining each of the national museums and galleries in England in (a) 1975–76 and (b) 1976–77 excluding expenditure by the Department of the Environment and acquisition grants given to local museums and galleries, is shown in the following table. Separate information about expenditure on conservation and display could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.
employed in each of the national museums and galleries during 1975, 1976 and 1977, respectively.
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§ Mr. OakesThe numbers of curatorial and other staff employed in the national museums and galleries in England are
1975 1976 1977 Science Museum Curatorial … … … … … 133 139 144 Other … … … … … … 330 387 376 Total … … … … … … 463 526 520 Victoria and Albert Curatorial … … … … … 154 167 161 Other … … … … … … 502 531 510 Total … … … … … … 656 698 671 British Museum Curatorial … … … … … 147 156 164 Other … … … … … … 748 844 844 Total … … … … … … 895 1,000 1,008 Imperial War Museum Curatorial … … … … … 52 63 68 Other … … … … … … 143 147 173 Total … … … … … … 195 210 241 National Gallery Curatorial … … … … … 12 13 13 Other … … … … … … 208 239 241 Total … … … … … … 220 252 254 National Maritime Museum Curatorial … … … … … 51 54 63 Other … … … … … … 184 178 239 Total … … … … … … 235 232 302 National Portrait Gallery Curatorial … … … … … 16 20 21 Other … … … … … … 66 66 69 Total … … … … … … 82 86 90 Tate Gallery Curatorial … … … … … 33 33 36 Other … … … … … … 196 197 205 Total … … … … … … 229 230 241 Wallace Collection Curatorial … … … … … 5 5 4 Other … … … … … … 61 64 67 Total … … … … … … 66 69 71 British Museum (Natural History)* Curatorial … … … … … — — — Other … … … … … … — — — Total … … … … … … 716 739 737 * Total figures only can be given for this museum. It includes scientific staff who carry out curatorial duties.