§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will undertake reviews of the Public Lending Right and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. [HL296]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)As part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's programme of quinquennial reviews of its public bodies, I am today announcing that this summer we will be starting reviews of the Public Lending Right and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
The reviews will include an evaluation of the role and functions of these bodies and how those functions can best be carried out, and a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the way in which they deliver services to their users. We estimate that the reviews will be completed next spring. A copy of the announcement has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.