Written question asked by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 March 2017. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 March 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Museums and Galleries

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much financial support they have provided to regimental museums in each of the last five years.

Answer

In addition to the National Army Museum, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently supports 69 regimental and corps museums across the UK through a combination of a grant in aid, salary costs, and providing utilities and some support running costs where a museum is located on a MOD site. It is not possible to disaggregate utilities or support costs but the table below shows the details of support provided, by financial year (FY), where available:

Cost	FY 2012-13	FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17¹
Grant in Aid	£0.6 million	£0.8 million	£1.2 million	£1.4 million	£1.6 million
CS salaries	Not available²	Not available²	Not available²	£1.6 million	£1.4 million

Notes:

1. Figures for FY 2016-17 are projected.

2. Salary information is not available for FY 2012-13 to 2014-15.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL5933
Session: 2016-17
Subjects: Armed forces Finance Museums and galleries
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Armed Forces: Museums and Galleries

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