§ Mr. KilfedderTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will provide additional funding for the Folk and Transport museum, Cultra, to provide greater amenities for visitors, particularly in the winter months;
(2) how many people have visited the Ulster Folk and Transport museum, Cultra, during the past 12 months.
§ Dr. MawhinneyMy right hon. and noble Friend the Paymaster General, who has responsibility for museums in Northern Ireland, has provided an additional £2 million to the Ulster Folk and Transport museum to enable work to commence this year on the building of a new rail gallery. This is expected to be completed in 1993–94 and is the first phase of a planned £4 million scheme to construct two new galleries which will house the entire transport collection on the Cultra site.
From 1 October 1990 to the end of September 1991 there were 134,650 visitors.