§ Lord Freybergasked Her Majesty's Government:
How their response set out in Cm. 5772 to conclusion (iv) of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee report National Museums and Galleries: Funding and Free Admission fulfils the committee's recommendation that the current process for allocating funds to museums should be modernised. [HL2068]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)The Government's response shows that there is already a 23WA process of dialogue at both official and ministerial level, that the dialogue is informed by evidence from the museums and galleries and that the Government have sought specifically to protect their core funding, including support for their collections and curatorial expertise. The response explains that the strategic objectives of each museum are linked to the Secretary of State's objectives through a funding agreement. The Government will continue to seek improvements in the allocation process through dialogue with our sponsored museums and galleries.