§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what arrangements are being made to help finance completion of the Merseyside maritime museum.
§ Mr. John PattenI have arranged with my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Arts to transfer £1.4 million from the DoE/UAI cash block to the Office of Arts and Libraries in order to meet the cost of completing the Merseyside maritime museum. The transfer will enable the Office of Arts and Libraries to pay grant-in-aid to the national museums and art galleries on Merseyside Trust, which is managing completion of the contract. The cash limit of the block has been reduced to £366.873 million.