§ 119. Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he has met the chairman of the trustees of the British museum since 22 March to discuss the state of his museum's collection.
§ Mr. LuceI have met the chairman and director of the museum on a number of occasions in recent months, and my Department is in frequent touch on a wide range of matters with the British museum and with the other institutions which I sponsor. The management of the collections of the British museum is a matter for the trustees and the director.