HC Deb 01 July 1991 vol 194 cc4-5W
34. Mr. Flynn

To ask the Minister for the Arts what is his most recent assessment of the effects of admission charges to museums introduced in the past four years.

Mr. Renton

Those museums where admission charges have been introduced have reported that, after dropping initially, attendances have generally picked up, and in many cases, have returned to previous levels. Figures recorded before the introduction of admission charges cannot however be regarded as wholly reliable.