§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support his Department has given to the National Waterways Museum in the years(a) 1998, (b) 1999 and (c) 2000. [147620]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthMy Department does not provide core funding for the National Waterways Museum which is governed by the Waterways Trust, an independent charitable trust. However, the Museum has received financial support from organisations directly and indirectly sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
From the Designated Museums Challenge Fund, the Museum received £53,080 in 1999–2000, and £116,608 in 2000–01. From the South West Museums Council, which is funded by Re:Source: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, the Museum received grants totalling £2,424 in 1998–99, and £2,571 in 1999–2000. The Museum was also awarded a grant of £502 in 1999–2000, and has been offered a grant of £5,000 in 2000–01, from the PRISM (Preservation of Scientific and Industrial Material) Fund administered by the Science Museum on behalf of Re:Source.