HL Deb 03 December 1997 vol 583 c191WA
Lord Freyberg

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people visited (a) the Science Museum in London; (b) the Victoria and Albert Museum; (c) the National Maritime Museum; (d) the Natural History Museum; and (e) the Imperial War Museum at Lambeth Road in the year 1996–97.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The number of visitors to each museum is given in the following table.

Visitors in 1996–97
Museum Millions
Science Museum (South Kensington site only) 1.47
Victoria and Albert Museum (South Kensington site only) 1.20
National Maritime Museum (including Queen's House and Old Royal Observatory) 0.47
Natural History Museum (South Kensington site only) 1.75
Imperial War Museum (Lambeth site only) 0.49