Victoria and Albert Museum (Hansard, 16 February 1989)

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Minister for the Arts what information he has on the extent to which the redundancy terms offered to staff at the Victoria and Albert museum as a result of restructuring differ from the terms available to all civil servants of those grades.

§ Mr. Luce
[holding answer 15 February 1989]: I understand that the redundancy terms offered to the staff of the Victoria and Albert museum are those payable under the principal Civil Service pension scheme.

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Minister for the Arts when the trustees of the Victoria and Albert museum were first informed about the proposed restructuring of staff.

§ Mr. Luce
[holding answer 15 February 1989]: I understand that the trustees of the Victoria and Albert museum were kept fully informed about the proposals.

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Minister for the Arts what consultations have taken place and on what dates with staff about the proposed staff restructuring at the Victoria and Albert museum.

§ Mr. Luce
[holding answer 15 February 1989]: I understand that consultations have taken place throughout the last year with staff about the proposed staff restructuring at the Victoria and Albert museum.

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Minister for the Arts what is the annual salary cost of(a) administrative and (b) curatorial staff at the Victoria and Albert museum.

§ Mr. Luce
[holding answer 15 February 1989]: I understand that the salary and other staff costs at the Victoria and Albert museum during 1988–89 are expected to total £12.1 million. It is not possible to divide this figure precisely between administrative and curatorial staff.

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Minister for the Arts whether the proposed staff restructuring at the Victoria and Albert museum is in accordance with Her Majesty's Treasury's grading guidance.

§ Mr. Luce
[holding answer 15 February 19891]: The recently announced changes in the organisation of some departments of the Victoria and Albert museum folow a review of the museum's overall organisational structure. I understand that Her Majesty's Treasury's grading guidance is taken into account in all gradings at the Victoria and Albert museum.