HC Deb 10 April 2000 vol 348 c30W
Mr. Peter Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds, in the case of each of the national museums which currently charge adult entry fees, of reducing the entry fee to £1. [118257]

Mr. Alan Howarth

[holding answer 7 April 2000]: The overall cost is currently estimated at £7.1 million in 2001–02. Detailed allocations are subject to discussion with individual institutions.