§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) the number of indemnity undertakings given by Departments under section 16 of the National Heritage Act 1980 for the six-months period ended 31 March 1996 and (b) the value 500W of any contingent liabilities in respect of such undertakings given under that section which remained outstanding as at 31 march. [31795]
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information is as follows:
(i) in the six-month period ended 31 March 1996 the following undertakings to indemnify were given by the relevant Departments for hems on loan to national and non-national institutions: Number Department of National Heritage 452 Scottish Office Education Department 52 Welsh Office Education Department 30 Department of Education for Northern Ireland 12
(ii) the value of contingent liabilities in respect of such undertakings given at any time under section 16 and outstanding at 31 March are: £ Department of National Heritage 1,366,004,790 Scottish Office Education Department 75,901,633 Welsh Office Education Department 81,430,000 Department of Education for Northern Ireland 4,186,274