Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Thursday, 1 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how prominent a role the Titanic story will play in the proposed Museum for Sea and Sky at Titanic Quarter. - Inc ref to 28 June 2004, 423 c56-7W.

Answer: Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how prominent a role the Titanic story will play in the proposed Museum for Sea and Sky at Titanic Quarter. [182611] Angela Smith: So far as the possible development of a museum at Titanic Quarter is concerned, I would refer the hon. Member to the questions tabled on 28 June 2004, Official Report, column 56W (179804). It is anticipated that exhibitions on the Titanic will be included in this museum and would obviously feature prominently in the year 2012, the centenary of the Titanic disaster. The museum would also include exhibitions both temporary and permanent on themes related to, for example, the industrial history of Belfast and the story of the people of Northern Ireland.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 182611; 424 c1141-2W;424 c1151-2W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Aviation Construction Museums and galleries Shipping RMS Titanic Belfast Harbour
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk