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	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to assist with the growth and viability of independent museums.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The museum sector in England is vibrant and dynamic, and has an impact on a wide variety of social outcomes including education, health and wellbeing, community cohesion and social inclusion. Independent museums are an important and successful part of the museums sector: around half of the museums accredited by Arts Council England are independent. In addition, the Association of Independent Museums estimates that they are visited by over 9 million people annually.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last ten years, museums have received over £800m annually from public sources. DCMS supports museums through Arts Council England, the museum sector development agency. Arts Council England funds some independent museums directly as National Portfolio Organisations, as well as supporting many projects run by them through its grants programmes and strategic funds. It also funds Sector Support Organisations and Museum</p><p>Development organisations which can also assist independent museums. Independent museums are eligible for other public funding such as capital grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and support for permanent and temporary exhibitions through the Museums and Galleries tax relief introduced in 2017. The £4m 2018-20 round of DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund awarded 40% of its funding to independent museums.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/08/2019 13:14:11 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1174455

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to implementing the recommendations of the report by the Museums Association Museums Taskforce: Report and Recommendations, published in March 2018, and in particular encouraging national museums to partner with regional institutions by loaning them national collections.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2017 the government published the Mendoza Review of Museums in England. My department continues to work on implementing the recommendations of that review, which were aimed at creating an environment in which museums could flourish. As part of this work we have considered a number of more recent publications and reports regarding museums issues and my officials have met with the Museums Association to discuss their work.</p><p><br>In August last year, my department delivered on a key recommendation from the Mendoza Review by publishing the first annual National Museums Partnership Report. This report provides an overview of the partnerships of 17 national UK museums, revealing how museum partnerships benefit parties on both sides as well as audiences and wider society. Further data will be released this year, and in future iterations we are keen to reflect a more rounded picture including data on regional museum activity DCMS continues to work with the national museums, Arts Council England, and other partners to support collaborative working.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/02/2020 16:03:25 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1222956

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make regulations under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 to protect museum collections from sale when holding bodies go into administration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL6731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of this important issue and DCMS is exploring options, including legislation, for how we may be able to prevent the dispersal, and therefore potential loss of these collections. One option is considering whether the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 can be used as a means of saving museum collections in the event of insolvency.</p><p>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis officials and ministers have been in even more regular contact with museums and sector organisations to understand the impact of the pandemic, the measures the Government has taken to fight it and to understand what support museums and heritage organisations need and how best to get it to them. On 5th July, the Government announced a £1.57 billion support package to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage institutions. In addition, DCMS arms’ length bodies have created sector specific support. Arts Council England launched a £160 million Emergency Funding Package, the National Lottery Heritage Fund launched the £50 million Heritage Emergency Fund, and Historic England launched a £2 million Emergency Fund. This emergency short-term funding will help address pressures over the next 3-6 months for those organisations most in immediate need.</p><p>The Government has also announced unprecedented support for business and workers, to protect them against the current economic emergency. This includes the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme and VAT payment deferrals. We know that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, in particular, has been a lifeline for the museum sector. The Government continues to monitor the impact of these and other measures.</p><p><strong><strong></strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 23/07/2020 15:30:49 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1177409

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many free museum visits have there been in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	14782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to maintaining free entry to the permanent collections of national museums, as outlined in the 2019 manifesto.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As culture is a devolved matter, information would not be held by my department on a UK basis. We do not hold complete information on all museums in England. However, we do hold this information for the fifteen DCMS sponsored museum groups, which encompass 40 museums and galleries. Six groups are either partly or wholly based outside of London (National Museums Liverpool, Royal Armouries, Natural History Museum, Tate, Science Museum Group, Imperial War Museums), encompassing half the total number of sponsored museum sites. Visitor numbers for these museum groups are published online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sponsored-museums-and-galleries-annual-performance-indicators-201819" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sponsored-museums-and-galleries-annual-performance-indicators-201819</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As the national development agency for museums, Arts Council England collects some information about museums and their visitors. It directly funds a number of regional museums through the National Portfolio and publishes data about their visitors figures. National Portfolio museums (and, pre-2018, Major Partner Museums) have a mix of operating models with some free to enter, some charging, and some charging for special exhibitions. Many charging museums also offer free or concessionary entry to local residents. <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/our-investment/national-portfolio-2018-22" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/our-investment/national-portfolio-2018-22</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Furthermore, the government supports free entry to regional museums through tax incentives like the VAT 33A relief scheme, and is committed to expanding access to museums across England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 09:45:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

788432

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to local authority budgets on the level of professional expertise available in the museums sector.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	112605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The independent Mendoza Review, commissioned by the government and published on 14th November, shows that 28% of Arts Council England-Accredited museums are operated by local authorities and that they and other museums receive over £200m per year from local government. DCMS does not collect data on professional expertise in the museums sector but the Mendoza Review identifies the need for museums employees to diversify their skills to adapt to today’s funding environment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2017 13:55:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

825308

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of art which is in storage at any time in museums and galleries that receive public funding in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Strategic Review of DCMS-sponsored museums published in November estimates that there are 99 million objects in the collections of the museums and galleries funded directly by DCMS. The Mendoza Review: an independent review of museums in England published in November also cited research suggesting that there are 200 million objects in museum collections across England and Wales, although not all of these museums are in receipt of public funding. DCMS does not hold breakdowns of these figures, including distinguishing between art and other types of holdings.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a static figure on collections held in storage, which varies according to the programmed exhibitions and per institution. In some museums a relatively small amount of the collection is on permanent display but is accessible for research or in open stores available on request. For example, the V&amp;A estimates that 25% of the collection is on display at any one time, whereas the National Gallery has approximately 60% on display, with 100% available online.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s public collections, both art and wider collections, are held on the basis of their cultural rather than financial value. Whilst values are sometimes sought for objects to support specific collections management purposes (e.g. acquisitions or loans) there is no requirement on museums to value their collections in totality.</p><p> </p><p>Through the work that they do, the national museums are committed to ensuring as many people as possible across the country have access to their collections. There are many examples of best practice, including long-term loans to historic houses, skill-sharing programmes, some Subject Specialist Networks, and spotlight loans and partnership galleries - the V&amp;A, for example, has over 1,700 items out on long term loan to partnership organisations and for them, the opening last autumn of the V&amp;A Shenzhen, and this coming autumn of V&amp;A Dundee, are further examples of their reach including on a global scale. Many others have partnerships with other organisations across the globe, including for touring their exhibitions.</p><p> </p><p>The Mendoza Review of Museums in England today, published in November, found that this work is not always understood and could be extended further. It recommended that the work done on this front should be more strategic. Supported by DCMS, the nationals will, through the National Museums Directors’ Council (NMDC), work ACE and HLF in building a new ‘partnership framework’ to extend their reach throughout England in a more strategic way. This will look at museum and audience need and will cover areas that include: collections management, learning, working with audiences, digital, international, and commercial. This partnership framework will be in place by September.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4842 HL4843 question first answered 31/01/2018 13:37:29 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

825309

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the net asset value of the art which is in storage at any time in museums and galleries that receive public funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Strategic Review of DCMS-sponsored museums published in November estimates that there are 99 million objects in the collections of the museums and galleries funded directly by DCMS. The Mendoza Review: an independent review of museums in England published in November also cited research suggesting that there are 200 million objects in museum collections across England and Wales, although not all of these museums are in receipt of public funding. DCMS does not hold breakdowns of these figures, including distinguishing between art and other types of holdings.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a static figure on collections held in storage, which varies according to the programmed exhibitions and per institution. In some museums a relatively small amount of the collection is on permanent display but is accessible for research or in open stores available on request. For example, the V&amp;A estimates that 25% of the collection is on display at any one time, whereas the National Gallery has approximately 60% on display, with 100% available online.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s public collections, both art and wider collections, are held on the basis of their cultural rather than financial value. Whilst values are sometimes sought for objects to support specific collections management purposes (e.g. acquisitions or loans) there is no requirement on museums to value their collections in totality.</p><p> </p><p>Through the work that they do, the national museums are committed to ensuring as many people as possible across the country have access to their collections. There are many examples of best practice, including long-term loans to historic houses, skill-sharing programmes, some Subject Specialist Networks, and spotlight loans and partnership galleries - the V&amp;A, for example, has over 1,700 items out on long term loan to partnership organisations and for them, the opening last autumn of the V&amp;A Shenzhen, and this coming autumn of V&amp;A Dundee, are further examples of their reach including on a global scale. Many others have partnerships with other organisations across the globe, including for touring their exhibitions.</p><p> </p><p>The Mendoza Review of Museums in England today, published in November, found that this work is not always understood and could be extended further. It recommended that the work done on this front should be more strategic. Supported by DCMS, the nationals will, through the National Museums Directors’ Council (NMDC), work ACE and HLF in building a new ‘partnership framework’ to extend their reach throughout England in a more strategic way. This will look at museum and audience need and will cover areas that include: collections management, learning, working with audiences, digital, international, and commercial. This partnership framework will be in place by September.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4841 HL4843 question first answered 31/01/2018 13:37:29 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

825310

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of museums and galleries that receive public funding to make art from their display collections, but which is in storage, more widely available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Strategic Review of DCMS-sponsored museums published in November estimates that there are 99 million objects in the collections of the museums and galleries funded directly by DCMS. The Mendoza Review: an independent review of museums in England published in November also cited research suggesting that there are 200 million objects in museum collections across England and Wales, although not all of these museums are in receipt of public funding. DCMS does not hold breakdowns of these figures, including distinguishing between art and other types of holdings.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a static figure on collections held in storage, which varies according to the programmed exhibitions and per institution. In some museums a relatively small amount of the collection is on permanent display but is accessible for research or in open stores available on request. For example, the V&amp;A estimates that 25% of the collection is on display at any one time, whereas the National Gallery has approximately 60% on display, with 100% available online.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s public collections, both art and wider collections, are held on the basis of their cultural rather than financial value. Whilst values are sometimes sought for objects to support specific collections management purposes (e.g. acquisitions or loans) there is no requirement on museums to value their collections in totality.</p><p> </p><p>Through the work that they do, the national museums are committed to ensuring as many people as possible across the country have access to their collections. There are many examples of best practice, including long-term loans to historic houses, skill-sharing programmes, some Subject Specialist Networks, and spotlight loans and partnership galleries - the V&amp;A, for example, has over 1,700 items out on long term loan to partnership organisations and for them, the opening last autumn of the V&amp;A Shenzhen, and this coming autumn of V&amp;A Dundee, are further examples of their reach including on a global scale. Many others have partnerships with other organisations across the globe, including for touring their exhibitions.</p><p> </p><p>The Mendoza Review of Museums in England today, published in November, found that this work is not always understood and could be extended further. It recommended that the work done on this front should be more strategic. Supported by DCMS, the nationals will, through the National Museums Directors’ Council (NMDC), work ACE and HLF in building a new ‘partnership framework’ to extend their reach throughout England in a more strategic way. This will look at museum and audience need and will cover areas that include: collections management, learning, working with audiences, digital, international, and commercial. This partnership framework will be in place by September.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4841 HL4842 question first answered 31/01/2018 13:37:29 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

838353

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to government-sponsored galleries regarding the disclosure of information on the operation and activities of any private commercial entities run by these galleries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL5480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Most DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries have trading companies involved with elements of their work. They report on this work through their annual reports. Their management is an operational matter and DCMS does not provide any guidance on information disclosures.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 21/02/2018 11:34:14 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

178369

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the national museums and galleries in the United Kingdom (1) how many staff are employed, and (2) how many of those are now employed through private contractors.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL4757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2015 answer text <p>The DCMS is responsible for 13 National sponsored Museums and Galleries in England; other National Museums in the UK are the responsibility of the devolved administrations, and other departments. The Museums that DCMS does sponsor operate at arm’s length from the department, and as such are responsible for their own staffing arrangements. We do not hold the data for staff employed through private contracts, and it would incur disproportionate cost to find out. We do hold details of the museums in house employees in the Public Bodies 2014 publication (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-bodies-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-bodies-2014</a>). As of 31 March 2014 the number of Full Time Equivalent employees was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Museum</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Staff</strong></p><p><strong>(Full-Time Equivalent)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Museum</p></td><td><p>1033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imperial War Museum</p></td><td><p>572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Gallery</p></td><td><p>407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Museums Liverpool</p></td><td><p>521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Portrait Gallery</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Natural History Museum</p></td><td><p>822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armouries</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Museums Greenwich</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science Museum Group</p></td><td><p>833</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir John Soane’s Museum</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tate</p></td><td><p>1228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victoria and Albert Museum</p></td><td><p>634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wallace Collection</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/02/2015 16:20:23 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty