Museums and Galleries (Hansard, 8 July 1988)

HC Deb 08 July 1988 vol 136 cc756-7W 756W

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Minister for the Arts what has been the level of expenditure, per capita, on museums in each of the past 10 years.

§ Mr. Luce
The expenditure on museums and galleries borne on the votes of the Office of Arts and Libraries and 757W its predecessors in each of the last 10 years per head of United Kingdom population in each of those years has been as follows:

Year Expenditure per capita £'s

1978–79 0.80

1979–80 0.96

1980–81 1.07

1981–82 1.14

1982–83 1.34

1983–84 1.40

1984–85 1.53

1985–86 1.62

1986–87 1.85

1987–88 2.21

Year	Expenditure per capita £'s
1978–79	0.80
1979–80	0.96
1980–81	1.07
1981–82	1.14
1982–83	1.34
1983–84	1.40
1984–85	1.53
1985–86	1.62
1986–87	1.85
1987–88	2.21