§ Caroline FlintTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what decisions he has taken on public expenditure allocations for 1998–99. [22126]
§ Mr. Chris SmithMy Department's spending plans for next year are listed in the table. I am today writing to the Chairmen of funded bodies informing them of the grant they can expect next year.
250WI have generally chosen to maintain settlements at the level planned last year. Some adjustments have however had to be made to reflect the costs to the UK of increases in related European Community budget programmes and to reflect transfers of responsibility to and from my Department. My objective throughout has been to ensure that the bodies I fund can continue to deliver their existing services within the total provision for expenditure that was announced last year.
These allocations do not necessarily reflect my longer term priorities. These will be set in the Departmental Spending Review and will provide the foundation for a different approach to resource allocation in the future. I look forward to working with our funded bodies to make this a reality.
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Culture, Media and Sport: 1998–99 allocations £000 Museums and Galleries 207,599 British Museum 32,921 Natural History Museum 26,960 Imperial War Museum 10,573 National Gallery 17,889 National Maritime Museum 10,184 National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 12,696 National Portrait Gallery 4,697 National Museum of Science and Industry 20,281 Tate Gallery 18,218 Victoria and Albert Museum 29,127 Wallace Collection 1,816 Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester 2,178 Museum of London 4,210 Sir John Soane's Museum 567 Horniman Museum 3,144 Geffrye Museum 1,047 Museums and Galleries Commission 8,941 Government Indemnity Scheme 150 Assets accepted in lieu of tax 2,000 Libraries 89,720 British Library grant in aid 80,450 British Library St. Pancras Project 349 Wolfson Public Libraries Improvement Scheme 2,000 Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts 1,039 Public Lending Right 4,903 Public Library Development Incentive Scheme 225 Library and Information Commission 430 Royal National Institute for the Blind 200 National Manuscripts Conservation Trust 70 Royal Geographic Society 54 Arts 193,365 Arts Council of England 184,600 Crafts Council 3,200 National Heritage Arts Sponsorship Scheme 5,050 Government Art Collection 351 Other arts programmes 164 Sports 49,434 English Sports Council 33,289 United Kingdom Sports Council 11,600 Business Sponsorship Incentive Scheme 3,200 Children's play 400 Football Licensing Authority 896 British Chess Federation 49 Historic Buildings, Monuments and Sites 141,817 Occupied Royal Palaces and other Historic Buildings 18,714 English Heritage 102,150 National Heritage Memorial Fund 2,000
Culture, Media and Sport: 1998–99 allocations £000 Royal Commission for Historical Monuments in England 10,710 Royal Armouries 3,723 Churches Conservation Trust 2,479 Royal Fine Art Commission 705 Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust 300 Other heritage institutions and support 1,036 Historic Royal Palaces 4,020 Royal Parks Agency 20,950 Tourism 44,749 British Tourist Authority 35,000 English Tourist Board 9,732 Other support 17 Broadcasting and Media 98,670 Welsh Fourth Channel Authority (S4C) 75,127 British Film Institute 15,100 National Film and Television School 2,100 British Screen Finance Ltd. 2,000 European Film Co-production 2,000 British Film Commission 850 Eureka and Audiovisual Observatory 393 Broadcasting Standards Commission 1,971 Other -871 Administration (including OFLOT), Research and Contingencies 25,383 ERDF 36,000 Culture, Media and Sport Total 911,707