Written question asked by Lord Cormack (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 November 1996. It was answered by Iain Sproat (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 November 1996 on behalf of the Department of National Heritage.

Dept of National Heritage

Question: What additional resources she plans to make available to the British Museum to compensate for the sum paid by the British Library as a contribution to the running costs of the Bloomsbury site.

Answer: Sir Patrick Cormack: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what additional resources she plans to make available to the British museum to compensate for the sum paid by the British library as a contribution to the running costs of the Bloomsbury site. [2805] Mr. Sproat: The Government have already provided some additional resources to the British museum. In November 1993, the then Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for City of London and Westminster, South (Mr. Brooke), announced that the Government would provide the British museum with an additional £1 million per annum from 1996-97 onwards, in recognition of the consequences of the departure of the British library from Bloomsbury. The Government are considering the museum's case for funding most carefully. Grant in aid allocations will be announced immediately after the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget statement.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2805; 284 c621W;284 c633W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Central government British Museum Expenditure Grants Libraries Museums and galleries British Library Operating costs