Museums (Hansard, 1 July 1988)

§ Mrs. Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the total grants to the National museum of Wales for every year since 1978–79 up to and including that planned for 1988–89; and if he will break the figures down for(a) current expenditure, (b) capital expenditure arid (c) purchase grants.

§ Mr. Wyn Roberts
The information is shown in the following table:

The total grant-in-aid to the National museum of Wales was:

Year Net current Purchases Capital Total

£ cash £ cash £ cash £ cash

1978–79 2,549,000 376,000 1,050,000 3,975,000

1979–80 3,110,000 598,000 403,000 4,111,000

1980–81 3,844,000 768,000 367,000 4,979,000

1981–82 4,333,000 877,000 575,000 5,785,000

1982–83 4,565,000 955,000 633,000 6,153,000

1983–84 4,906,000 810,000 636,000 6,352,000

1984–85 5,443,000 562,000 684,000 6,689,000

1985–86 5,378,000 1,108,000 1,132,000 7,618,000

1986–87 5,841,000 741,000 1,009,000 7,591,000

1987–88 5,712,000 1,170,000 2,200,000 9,082,000

1988–89 6,158,000 1,199,000 3,997,000 11,354,000

§ Mrs. Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what Welsh local authorities spent on(a) the arts, (b) museums and (c) libraries in every year since 1978–79; and if he will estimate their expenditure on each in 1988–89.

§ Mr. Wyn Roberts
Details of expenditure on(a) museums and art galleries and (b) libraries are given in the following table. They illustrate the increases that have taken place every year since 1978–79. No information is held centrally on expenditure on the arts although such information is published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in "Leisure arid Recreation Statistics".

Net¹ expenditure (£000)

Museums Libararies

1978–79 974 9,693

1979–80 1,138 11,009

1980–81 1,231 12,915

1981–82 1,491 14,120

1982–83 1,574 15,337

1983–84 1,713 16,233

1984–85 1,858 16,824

1985–86 2,238 17,327

² 1986–87 2,444 19,051

³ 1987–88 3,246 20,362

⁴ 1988–89 3,800 22,100

¹ Net expenditure to be financed from general grants, rates and balances.

² Provisional outturn.

³ Revised estimates.

⁴ Estimate, based on budgets at outturn prices.

The total grant-in-aid to the National museum of Wales was:
Year	Net current	Purchases	Capital	Total
	£ cash	£ cash	£ cash	£ cash
1978–79	2,549,000	376,000	1,050,000	3,975,000
1979–80	3,110,000	598,000	403,000	4,111,000
1980–81	3,844,000	768,000	367,000	4,979,000
1981–82	4,333,000	877,000	575,000	5,785,000
1982–83	4,565,000	955,000	633,000	6,153,000
1983–84	4,906,000	810,000	636,000	6,352,000
1984–85	5,443,000	562,000	684,000	6,689,000
1985–86	5,378,000	1,108,000	1,132,000	7,618,000
1986–87	5,841,000	741,000	1,009,000	7,591,000
1987–88	5,712,000	1,170,000	2,200,000	9,082,000
1988–89	6,158,000	1,199,000	3,997,000	11,354,000

Net¹ expenditure (£000)
	Museums	Libararies
1978–79	974	9,693
1979–80	1,138	11,009
1980–81	1,231	12,915
1981–82	1,491	14,120
1982–83	1,574	15,337
1983–84	1,713	16,233
1984–85	1,858	16,824
1985–86	2,238	17,327
² 1986–87	2,444	19,051
³ 1987–88	3,246	20,362
⁴ 1988–89	3,800	22,100
¹ Net expenditure to be financed from general grants, rates and balances.
² Provisional outturn.
³ Revised estimates.
⁴ Estimate, based on budgets at outturn prices.