§ Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will stop acquisition grants to all picture galleries which already cannot show all the pictures they possess.
§ Mr. ChannonNo. Museums and galleries are not only places of exhibition. They also have a duty to protect, organise and conserve their collections and to promote scholarship. For this reason, display space need not be a limiting factor on the size of a collection.
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School Leavers English and Mathematics at O-level and CSE 1969–70 1974–75 (percentages) 1978–79 Attempted both subjects 47.6 64.9 75.3 : Higher grades in both 20.0 20.0 21.6 : mixed results (higher/lower/no grade) 27.6 44.9 25.0 : lower grades in both 27.9 ; no grades in either 0.8 Did not attempt both subjects 52.5 35.1 24.8 : attempted either English or maths 7.7 13.6 10.2
§ Dr. BoysonThe information in respect of undergraduate students based on figures supplied by the Open University is set out in the following table. Figures for final registrations for 1981 will not be available until later in the year. My right hon. and learned Friend does not consider the changes revealed are significant.
The national museums and galleries try to show as much of their collections as possible by changing the displays in their galleries, by special temporary exhibitions and by loans. Arrangements can usually be made for visitors to see items which do not happen to be on public display at a particular moment.