§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are his plans for the replacement of the National Museum of Antiquities building in Edinburgh.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherMy right hon. Friend has no plans for the replacement of the building in Queen Street, Edinburgh, which the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland shares with the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. The future accommodation requirements of the museum were the subject of recommendations made recently by the committee on the national museums and galleries in Scotland under the chairmanship of Dr. Alwyn Williams. My right hon. Friend is currently seeking views on these recommendations from the bodies most closely concerned and will take account of them in his consideration of the committee's report. The space available to the museum will be considerably increased next year as a result of the reconstruction of another building in Queen Street.