HC Deb 29 November 1994 vol 250 cc607-8W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many staff employed in each of the museums funded by his Department are from countries within the European Union; and how many from without.

Mr. Dorrell

[holding answer 24 November 1994]: The information is not collected by my Department and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list, in tabular form, the staffing levels, full and part-time, of each of the museums funded by his Department.

Mr. Dorrell

[holding answer 24 November 1994]: The details of staffing levels for museums which my Department holds are not broken down into full and part-time employees. Figures collected in the course of 1994 for total staff numbers at the museums directly funded by my Department are as follows:

Number
Royal Armouries 134
British Museum 1,079
Imperial War Museum 425
National Gallery 430
National Maritime Museum 350
National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 560
National Museum of Science and Industry 589
National Portrait Gallery 125
Natural History Museum 825
Tate Gallery 506
Victoria and Albert Museum 850
Wallace Collection 67
Geffrye Museum 24
Horniman Museum 80
Museum of London 307

United Kingdom's Gross and Net contribution to the EC Budget (£ million)
Year Gross contributions before abatement of refunds Negotiated refunds Abatement Gross contributions after abatement and refunds Public sector receipts Net contribution after abatement refunds and public sector receipts
1973–74 200 200 104 96
1974–75 197 197 232 -35
1975–76 370 370 354 16
1976–77 544 544 320 224
1977–78 941 941 382 559
1978–79 1,323 1,323 555 768
1979–80 1,665 1,665 781 884

Number
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester 94
Sir John Soane's Museum 20

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