HC Deb 29 July 1988 vol 138 cc629-30W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table covering each of the votes on class XIII and for each of the years 1979–80 to 1990–91, which shows gross expenditure on estimates definitions.

£'000s
British Museum 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
British Museum 12,350 12,771 13,096 13,345 13,938
(Class X,12) (Class V,1) (Class V,1) (Class XIII, 1) (Class XIII.1)
British Museum (Natural History) 9,416 9,731 11,415 11,787 17,958
(Class X, 10) (Class X, 10) (Class X, 10) (Class XII.10) (Class XII, 10)
Imperial War Museum 3,997 4,100 4,445 4,497 4,727
(Class X, 15) (Class V,2) (Class V,2) (Class XIII,2) (Class XIII,2)
National Gallery 6,659 6,992 6,571 6,771 7,017
(Class X,16) (Class V,3) (Class V,3) (Class XIII,3) (Class XIII,3)
National Maritime Museum 3,988 4,275 4,218 4,462 4,677
(Class X,17) (Class V,4) (Class V,4) (Class XIII,4) (Class XIII,4)
National Portrait Gallery 1,757 1,886 1,777 1,814 1,819
(Class X,18) (Class V,5) (Class V,5) (Class XIII,5) (Class XIII,5)
Science Museum 7,642 8,483 8,954 9,171 9,589

contribute will continue to do so, and that means will be found to adjust their contributions as may become necessary and appropriate.