§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is now in a position to announce the remaining arts grants for 1981–82.
§ Mr. ChannonI am pleased to announce the following allocations, subject to parliamentary approval:
1981–82 Estimate (£m) Institution Total General Expenses Purchase Grant British Museum 11.116 9.424 1.692 Imperial War Museum 3.844 3.734 0.110 National Gallery 5.697 2.767 2.930 National Portrait Gallery 1.606 1.304 0.302 National Maritime Museum 3.622 3.444 0.178 Tate Gallery 4.708 2.914 1.794 Science Museum 6.448 5.936 0.512 Victoria and Albert Museum 8.850 6.690 2.160 Wallace Collection 0.671 Sir John Soane's Museum 0.153 National Film School 0.740 Area Museum Councils 1.730 British Library 38.463 British Institute of Recorded Sound 0.440 Royal Geographical Society 0.045