HC Deb 22 May 1989 vol 153 c399W
62. Mr. Knapman

To ask the Minister for the Arts what increase in provision has been made in the last four years for the building and maintenance costs of museums.

Mr. Luce

A number of changes have been made in the method of funding the building and maintenance programmes of the national museums and galleries in the last four years but, comparing like with like, there has been a 23 per cent. increase in cash terms in provision over this period.