HC Deb 07 June 1995 vol 261 cc199-200W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is the revenue raised from admission charges to museums and galleries sponsored by his Department for each institution, broken down to show(a) revenue from general admission charges and (b) revenue from charges for entry to temporary exhibitions in the last year for which figures are available. [26145]

Mr. Dorrell

[holding answer 25 May 1995]: The information is shown in the table.

Estimated revenue from (a) general admissions to the museum and (b) charges for entry to temporary exhibitions in DNH-sponsored museums and galleries in 1994–95
Institution (a) £ million (b) £ million
British Museum nil 0.277
Imperial War Museum 3.293 nil
National Gallery nil 0.224
National Maritime Museum 1.489 nil
National Museum of Science and Industry 1.745 nil
National Museum and Galleries on Merseyside 0.347 0.175
National Portrait Gallery nil 0.250
Natural History Museum 3.133 nil
Royal Armouries n/a1 nil
Tate Gallery 0.187 1.449
Victoria and Albert Museum 1.1432 0.628
Wallace Collection nil nil
Geffrye Museum nil nil

Estimated revenue from (a) general admissions to the museum and (b) charges for entry to temporary exhibitions in DNH-sponsored museums and galleries in 1994–95
Institution (a) £ million (b) £ million
Horniman Museum nil nil
Museum of London 0.270 nil
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester 0.415 nil
Sir John Soane's Museum nil nil
Total 12.022 3.003
1 It is not possible to provide figures for the Royal Armouries as admission is via a combined ticket to the Tower of London.
2 The Victoria and Albert Museum suggests a level of voluntary donation for admission to its South Kensington site.

The figures are based on revised information supplied for the purpose by the institutions and include revenue for admissions from outstations of two institutions—the Tate gallery and the national museums and galleries on Mersyside—which do not charge for admission to their main sites.