§ Mr. FauldsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish in theOfficial Report the attendance figures for 1988 reported by the national museums and galleries in Scotland, broken down into the individual institutions but including their outstations, with figures in each case of the percentage increase or decrease on the attendance figures for 1987.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
1988 Percentage change since 1987 National Galleries of Scotland 510,547 - 2.6 National Museums of Scotland 688,187 + 25.7 The national galleries of Scotland comprise the national gallery of Scotland, the Scottish national gallery of modern art and the Scottish national portrait gallery. The national museums of Scotland comprise the Royal museum of Scotland buildings at Chambers street and Queen street, Edinburgh, the Scottish agricultural museum, the Scottish united services museum, the Museum of flight and the Shambellie museum of costume.