§ Mr. FauldsTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will publish in theOfficial Report the attendance figures for 1991 reported by the national museums and galleries in England for which he is responsible, broken down into the individual institutions, but including their outstations, with figures in each case of the percentage increase or decrease on the attendance figures for 1990.
§ Mr. RentonThe estimated number of visitors during 1991 to the 11 national museums and galleries for which I am responsible are as follows:122W matter of allocation by testators or executors; if he will list the works of art and museum objects which are still awaiting allocation with the respective dates of their acceptance in satisfaction of inheritance tax; and whether a press notice will be issued from the Office of Arts and Libraries in the event of any information being given in his reply which has not previously been announced.
§ Mr. RentonThe information the hon. Gentleman requests is as follows:
Estimated attendance in 1991 Percentage change from 1990 British Museum 5,410,422 +6.5 Imperial War Museum 1,045,144 -16.9 National Gallery 4,300,000 +16.8 National Maritime Museum 579,015 -2.7 National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 1,242,422 -3.9 National Portrait Gallery 867,361 +44.1 Natural History Museum 1,500,000 +2.8 Science Museum 2,525,128 -5.9 Tate Gallery 2,436,370 +10.2 Victoria and Albert Museum 1,389,057 +2.4 Wallace Collection 140,143 +3.1 Total 21,435,062 +5.3