§ Mr. David MartinTo ask the Minister for the Arts how he intends to provide for the maintenance of national museums and galleries in the next 12 months.
§ Mr. LuceI am providing £57 million in 1990–91 for the building and maintenance programmes at the national museums and galleries which I sponsor.
This provision will increase to some £60 million in 1991–92 and to £64 million in 1992–93. This will bring the total provision for building and maintenance over the next three years to over £180 million.