§ Mr. Buchanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list (a) his Department's total expenditure on museums and galleries in Scotland in every year since 1976–77, (b) expenditure on the national galleries of Scotland, the national museum of antiquities, the royal Scottish museum and the national library, aportioned as between capital costs, current costs and purchase grants, (c) expenditure on the Scottish museums council, and (d) any other expenditure on museums in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is set out in the table below.
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Scottish Education Department Direct expenditure on museums and galleries £000 Financial year 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Royal Scottish Museum1 Current 859 921 972 1,215 1,619 1,764 1,857 1,951 2,125 3,100 3,808 Purchase Grant 100 100 142 185 240 254 330 347 349 591 623 National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland1 Current 252 280 328 428 545 600 605 626 747 — — Purchase Grant 50 50 71 92 120 128 165 173 175 — — Scottish Heritage Fund2 — — — 390 507 424 — — — — — Local Museums Purchase Fund 45 45 64 83 108 114 167 175 184 210 220 National Galleries of Scotland Current 533 547 625 805 1,172 1,322 1,415 1,444 1,535 1,604 1,682 Purchase Grant 290 298 527 684 891 941 1,211 1,265 1,274 1,439 1,517 National Library of Scotland Current 809 852 988 1,090 2,119 2,286 2,203 2,273 2.611 2,779 3,177 Purchase Grant 167 167 237 308 400 424 546 573 578 665 730 SED Funds to Property Services Agency for new build and maintenance of the above national institutions buildings Capital3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,724 1,932 4,061 5,516 5,074 Current n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,094 1,290 1,377 2,117 2,056 Scottish Museums Council 60 100 125 145 165 200 253 268 286 408 440 TOTAL4 3,165 3,360 4,079 5,425 7,886 8,457 11,570 12,317 15,302 18,429 19,327 1The Royal Scottish Museum and the National Museum of Antiquities amalgamated to become the National Museums of Scotland on 1 October 1985. 2 The Scottish Heritage Fund was included in individual purchase grants from 1 April 1982. 3The Property Services Agency figures are not available for the early years. 4This total does not take account of over £8 million given as direct grant to Glasgow district council to assist building the Burrell gallery; payments started in 1979.