§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the annual revenue obtained from charges for entry to public museums and galleries in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of it came from school parties. [22721]
§ Mr. SproatInformation on annual revenue from charges for entry to public museums and galleries is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, of the 17 museums and 521W galleries directly sponsored by my Department the total revenue from admissions, including admissions to special exhibitions, in 1994–95 was £15,481,852, of which £243,569 came from school parties. No data for the Royal Armouries exist as entry at that time was by a combined ticket to the Tower of London.