§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations she has received concerning problems experienced by the Ulster folk and transport museum; and if she will make a statement on the steps her Department proposes to take. [12948]
§ Mr. WorthingtonI have received representations from two Trustees of the Board of the Ulster Folk and Transport museum, who resigned in August, and from other Trustees. I am undertaking a series of meetings with these Trustees, including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, to clarify the position and to determine what action, if any, is appropriate. In the meantime, I have appointed three new Trustees to fill vacancies which have arisen on the Board.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is she will review the composition of the board of trustees of the Ulster Folk and Transport museum; and if she will make a statement. [12947]
§ Mr. WorthingtonNo. The composition of the Boards of Trustees of both the Ulster Folk and Transport museum and the Ulster Museum is laid down in the museum (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. Legislation, which is currently being prepared to merge these two institutions, will abolish the existing Boards of Trustees and create a single Boards of Trustees of the new merged institution.