HC Deb 28 February 1989 vol 148 c121W
Mr. Butler

To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will estimate the annual central Government subsidy per visitor in the latest available year to(a) the Tate at Millbank and (b) the Tate in the North.

Mr. Luce

It is not possible to make direct comparisons in the form requested since the Tate gallery Liverpool has only been open since 28 May 1988.

Grant-in-aid allocations for the Tate and visitor numbers are as follows:

£ million
1987–88 6,497,000
1988–89 10,551,000

Visitor numbers
1987 1,742,000
1988 12,091,000
From 28 May 1988 2491,000
1 Including Tate, Liverpool.
2 Liverpool only.

Grain-in-aid per visitor over the two year period is approximately £4.45.

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