§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what information he has on the current level of admissions to national galleries and museums. [30981]
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 26 June 1995]: I list forecasts for the number of visits to the national museums 651W and galleries in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. More accurate figures for 1994–95 for the English and Welsh national museums and galleries will be available in July.
Number of visits in 1993–94 (million) Forecast number of visits in 1994–95 (million) England British Museum 6.03 6.32 Imperial War Museum 1.19 1.23 National Gallery 4.02 4.00 National Maritime Museum 0.53 0.54 National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 1.34 1.38 National Portrait Gallery 0.79 0.85 Natural History Museum 1.74 1.54 National Museum of Science and Industry 2.67 2.48 Tate Gallery 2.75 2.80 Victoria and Albert Musemum 1.58 1.60 Wallace Collection 0.15 0.16 Northern Ireland Ulster Folk and Transport Museum 0.18 10.19 Ulster Museum 0.18 10.26 Scotland National Gallery of Scotland 0.76 10.89 National Museums of Scotland 1.09 11.52
Regional breakdown of lottery awards made Sport Arts Heritage Mill. Com Charities Total England North West 28 11 2 0 0 41 North East 16 2 1 0 0 19 Yorkshire 29 7 3 0 0 39 Eastern 27 7 3 0 0 37 East Midlands 30 7 1 0 0 38 West Midlands 19 2 1 0 0 22 South West 49 5 4 0 0 58 South East 70 17 4 0 0 91 Total 268 58 19 0 0 345 Scotland 34 20 4 0 0 58 Wales 23 18 2 0 0 43 Northern Ireland 28 11 1 0 0 40 Total 353 107 26 0 0 486