HL Deb 16 December 1996 vol 576 cc109-10WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Answer given by Lord Henley on 9th December (H.L. Deb., col. WA 78), whether they will given the sum in financial support paid by the government during 1995-96 and planned for 1996-97 through the Higher Education Funding Council for England received by each of the 23

Table 1: Higher Education Museums, Galleries and Collections
HEFCE Non-Formula Funding Allocations
Museum, Gallery or Collection Higher Education Institution Funding Allocation
1995–96 1996–97
£ £
Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre University of Bath 58,983 58,050
Barber Institute of Fine Art University of Birmingham 92,542 92,078
Fitzwilliam Museum University of Cambridge 980,290 964,786
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology University of Cambridge
Whipple Museum of the History of Science University of Cambridge
Oriental Museum University of Durham 83,389 82,070
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts University of East Anglia 214,874 213,057
Centre for the Study of Cartoon and Caricature University of Kent 20,000 1n/a
University of Leeds Art Collections and Gallery University of Leeds 23,031 22,667
Courtauld Institute Galleries University of London 797,281 639,798
SOAS—Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art University of London
Witt and Conway Photographic Collection University of London
College Art Collection University College London 92,322 90,862
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology University College London
Manchester Museum University of Manchester 1,370,835 1,349,154
Whitworth Art Gallery University of Manchester
Silver Studio Collection University of Middlesex 59,322 58,384
Museum of Antiquities University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2133,477 131,338
Hancock Museum University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology University of Oxford 2,664,661 622,518
Pitt Rivers Museum University of Oxford
Museum of the History of Science University of Oxford
Oxford University Museum (Scientific Collections) University of Oxford
Museum of English Rural Life University of Reading 186,499 183,549
1 Funds allocated for one year only (1995–96).
2 Funds allocated from HEFCE's flexibility margin for 1995–96 following review of bid.
Table 2: HEFCE Non-Formula Funding Allocations for Earth Sciences Collections
Institution 1995ߝ96 Allocation >1996ߝ97 Allocation
£ £
University of Birmingham 26,971 26,971
University of Cambridge 112,033 112,033
University of Manchester 70,539 70,539
University of Oxford 44,606 44,606

museums, galleries and collections at 13 universities listed in that Answer.

Lord Henley

Table 1 below lists the non-formula funding allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to each higher education institution to support the listed museums, galleries and collections for 1995-96 and 1996-97. Allocations for earth sciences collections are determined separately and are shown in Table 2. The allocations form part of the block grant paid by the council to higher education institutions.