HL Deb 26 June 2000 vol 614 cc52-3WA
Earl Attlee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it has been drawn to the individual attention of the members of the Council of the National Army Museum that the Museum of Army Transport at Beverley may not be able to display its 119 vehicles after August 2000 due to financial difficulties. [HL2847]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The Museum of Army Transport at Beverley is a private museum. Its financial situation is, therefore, a matter for the owner and management of the company.

Earl Attlee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What alternatives there are to displaying the National Army Museum's collection of vehicles at the Museum of Army Transport at Beverley; and [HL2848]

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 14 March (WA 200), whether the Council of the National Army Museum have now concluded their strategic review, including the collection currently housed at the Museum of Army Transport at Beverley. [HL2849]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The Corporate Plan of the Council of the National Army Museum, which is currently being finalised, sets out longer term aspirations for the development of the museum's collection and its outstations. These aspirations, which include the possibility of a development of a major museum complex in the North of England, will be subject to feasibility studies in due course.