§ Mr. Jim MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were employed in Britain's museums(a) in each of the past 20 years, (b) on 10 July 1997 and (c) on the most recent date available. [101312]
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§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe most recent (1998) survey by the Digest of Museum Statistics (DOMUS) reports that 12,590 paid permanent staff (full-time equivalent), 2,775 paid temporary staff (full-time equivalent) and 25,506 volunteers were employed in 1,188 museums that responded to the survey. The 1997 DOMUS survey reported 11,245 paid permanent staff (full-time equivalent), 2,358 paid temporary staff (full-time equivalent) and 20,120 volunteers in 1,214 museums that responded to the survey. In July 1999 there were 1,761 museums with full or provisional registration. I am not aware of reliable or comparable figures that could be used to estimate the numbers over the previous 18 years.