HC Deb 25 May 1994 vol 244 cc183-4W
Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what direct assistance his Department give towards the costs of the British road transport museum in Coventry.

Mr. Sproat

I understand that the museum of British road transport in Coventry has been helped in a number of ways by the west midlands area museum service, which receives funding from the Museums and Galleries Commission. It has also received assistance towards acquisitions from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and from the PRISM fund for preservation of industrial and scientific material which is administered by the National museum of science and industry on behalf of the Museums and Galleries Commission.

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the most significant collections in the United Kingdom road transport heritage; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sproat

There are a number of museums in the United Kingdom with significant road transport material in their collections. They are important in different ways and it is not possible to specify which is the most significant.