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Written question asked by Robert Key (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 March 2010. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Museums and Galleries: South West

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grants were awarded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to non-hub designated museums in the South West in 2009.
Answer

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has supplied the information in the table of Renaissance grants awarded to non-designated museums in the South West in 2008-09.

Designated collection holder Grant (£)
Cheltenham Art Gallery 14,608
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum 14,133
Tank Museum 15,000
Wiltshire Heritage Museum 15,000
National Waterways Museum 15,000
Roman Bath Museum 10,000

In the 2009-10 financial year, two further grants have been announced by the MLA for non-designated museums in the South West and shown in the table.

Designated collection holder Grant (£)
Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum 100,000
Tank Museum 50,000

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c890-1W; 321199
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Museums and galleries South West
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk