§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will list the arts consultants that his Department has employed in each of the past five years, the projects on which they have worked and the cost per consultancy.
§ Mr. Luce[holding answer 29 April 1988]: The Office of Arts and Libraries was established in July 1983. I list the arts consultants employed by the Office of Arts and Libraries from 1984–85 to 1987–88.
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Consultant, and initial year of consultancy Projects Cost to arts programme £ British Library Research and Development Department, and the Institute of Public Finance Research leading to the publication of 'A Service Costing System for Public Libraries'. 122,000 Area Museums Service for South-Eastern England Research and Preparation of 'Museums— The New Exams' 5,000 Oxfordshire County Council Development of model computerised system to administer County Museums' Loan Services 6,200 1987–882 Library Association Feasibility study into the restructuring of the National Committee on Regional Library Cooperation 2,500 Mr. C. Turner Preparation of the Report for the Library and Information Services Council Role of Government Working Party 1,000 Mrs. D. Edmonds Research into public library services for children and young people 7,622 British Library Research and Development Department, and King Research Ltd. Development of a manual of performance indicators for public libraries 15,058 Museums Association Review of museums' training needs 16,000 Mr. I. Gibb Appraisal of the British Theatre Association Library's tasks 1,231 Mr. P. Collard Research leading to report 'Arts and the Inner Cities' 5,900 Simmonds Consultancy Art in Government Offices: Young Artists Project 1,380 British American Arts Association Arts and City Planning 5,000 Mr. R. de Peyer Research and preparation of the publication 'Museums Projects' (a Handbook for Volunteers Community Programme Work Experience and Temporary Staffs) 2,400 Policy Studies Facts about the Arts III 140,000 Area Museums Service for South-Eastern England Research and Preparation of 'Museums— The New Curriculum' 6,500 1 Projects with expenditure in more than one year. 2 Expenditure of £15,000 in 1986–87 and £20,000 in 1987–88 was incurred on promoting Library and Information Plans in selected authorities under the supervision of the British Library's Research and Development Department.