§ Mr. Andrew FauldsTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will publish the attendance figures 1457W for the financial year ended 31 March reported by the national museums and galleries 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 the preceding year. [16754]
§ Mr. Sproat[pursuant to the reply, 3 April 1995, Official Report, columns 939–41]: I list the actual numbers of visits to the 11 national museums and galleries in England for which I am responsible for the financial year ended 31 March 1995.
Number of visits in 1993–94 (million) Number of visits in 1994–95 (million) percentage increase/decrease over the previous year British Museum 6.03 6.24 +3.5 Imperial War Museum 1.19 1.27 +6.7 National Gallery 4.02 4.36 8.5 National Maritime Museum 0.53 0.62 +17 National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 1.34 1.34 — National Portrait Gallery 0.79 0.95 +20 National History Museum 1.74 1.64 -5.7 National Museum of Science and Industry 2.67 2.51 -6 Tate Gallery 2.74 2.75 +0.4 Victoria and Albert Museum 1.58 1.60 +1.3 Wallace Collection 0.15 0.15 — Total 22.78 23.43 2.8 It is not possible to identify the number of visits to the royal armouries because it at present forms part of the Tower of London.