§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the total State contribution towards the work of museums in England in each of the past five years; and what is the 171W planned allocation for the current financial year.
§ Mr. OakesFollowing is the information:
£ million 1973–74 14.8 1974–75 18.3 1975–76 24.8 1976–77 29.0 1977–78 33.5* 1978–79 39.3† * Provisional total † Estimated at November 1977 prices. These figures do not include expenditure on local museums which is met by local authorities and taken into account in the rate support grant, or on university museums.