Question for short debate on Monday, 30 October 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Howarth of Newport. The answering member was Lord Evans of Temple Guiting.

Museums and Galleries

Lords debate on unstarred question on what plans they have to improve support for public museums and galleries to enable them to make new acquisitions for their collections.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 686 c31-56GC
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Proceeding contributions: Lord Inglewood | 686 c43-4GC (Link to this contribution) Before we stopped, I was explaining that the reviewing committee has responded to the Commission for...; Lord Sheldon | 686 c44-5GC (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for bringing about this debate. The All-Party Parliamentary Arts and Heritag...; Viscount Allenby of Megiddo | 686 c43GC (Link to this contribution) If you are about to finish, you could go on.; Lord Bragg | 686 c38-40GC (Link to this contribution) I join the other speakers in congratulating my noble friend Lord Howarth for calling this debate, an...; Lord Howarth of Newport | 686 c31-6GC (Link to this contribution) rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve support for public museums and ...; Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 686 c56GC (Link to this contribution) First, I am not talking about an industry: I am talking about museums and galleries where everyone a...; Lord Inglewood | 686 c43GC (Link to this contribution) I have about a minute and a half.; Viscount Allenby of Megiddo | 686 c43GC (Link to this contribution) We ought to adjourn.; Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury | 686 c47-9GC (Link to this contribution) I join others in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, for initiating the debate. It is always good...; Viscount Astor | 686 c49-51GC (Link to this contribution) I shall quote one important sentence from the Government’s recent manifesto: "““We will explore furt...; Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 686 c51-2GC (Link to this contribution) I join all noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lord Howarth on securing the debate and on ...; Lord Smith of Finsbury | 686 c36-8GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests as director of the Clore Leadership Programme and chairm...; Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 686 c56GC (Link to this contribution) Again, my point relates to huge inflation in the art market. An arrangement might be made with someo...; Lord Lee of Trafford | 686 c56GC (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord talks about an industry coming together. The tourism industry has come together, has ...; Lord Inglewood | 686 c53GC (Link to this contribution) The Minister has entirelyfairly explained the amounts of money that the Government have made availab...; Lord Inglewood | 686 c43GC (Link to this contribution) My oration has been severed, but I shall come back. [The Sitting was suspended for a Division in th...; Lord Crathorne | 686 c45-7GC (Link to this contribution) It is a great pleasure to take part in this debate. I agree with everything that the noble Lord, Lor...; Lord Inglewood | 686 c40-3GC (Link to this contribution) Those who know about the state of our museums, both national and local, know the truth of what the n...; Lord Inglewood | 686 c54GC (Link to this contribution) If experience elsewhere in Europe and around the globe suggests that the detail of the existing tax ...; Lord Howarth of Newport | 686 c55-6GC (Link to this contribution) The Minister need not have the fear that he has just expressed. I see no difference in principle bet...; Lord Lee of Trafford | 686 c36GC (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, on securing this debate. In my brief contribution, I fi...; Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 686 c53-4GC (Link to this contribution) When we talkabout what we will do in the future, it is essential to establish where we are now. My p...; Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 686 c54-5GC (Link to this contribution) Extraordinarily, it declared a loss of £140 million pounds last year. There is irrationality about t...; Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 686 c54GC (Link to this contribution) I would look at this from the other end of the telescope. I would not say that it has not been drawn...
Subjects: Cultural heritage Artworks Finance Licensing Exports National Lottery Museums and galleries National Heritage Memorial Fund Prices Objects in lieu of tax Sales Tax allowances Collections
Contains statistics: Yes
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