HC Deb 16 January 1989 vol 145 c73W
102. Mr. Devlin

To ask the Minister for the Arts what are the objectives of the travelling exhibition unit of the Museums and Galleries Commission.

Mr. Luce

I attach great importance to the lending of works of art and I am promoting this through my funding of the travelling exhibitions unit and through the Government indemnity scheme. I had the pleasure last week of visiting the unit to see its work of encouraging exhibition touring at first hand.

I am glad to announce that I have agreed additional funding of £42,000 for the travelling exhibitions unit in 1988–89, to facilitate a touring exhibition drawing on material from the national collections, and to enable the MGC to appoint an adviser on environmental standards and controls.