The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence. As per the Cabinet Office\u2019s Guide to Handling Correspondence on gov.uk, departments and agencies should aim to respond to correspondence within a 20-working day target deadline.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> While each Department is responsible for managing their own timeliness in responding to correspondence, the Cabinet Office, as owners of the Guide to Handling Correspondence, regularly engages with correspondence officials in Government Departments to discuss and review performance and issues that may be impacting performance.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Number of UK loan venues<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Institution<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> British Museum<\/p><\/td> 178<\/p><\/td> 162<\/p><\/td> 169<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Imperial War Museum<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td> 376<\/p><\/td> 104<\/p><\/td><\/tr> National Gallery<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td><\/tr> National Maritime Museum<\/p><\/td> 71<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 81<\/p><\/td><\/tr> National Museums Liverpool<\/p><\/td> 193<\/p><\/td> 228<\/p><\/td> 239<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Science Museum Group 1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 164<\/p><\/td> 185<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> National Portrait Gallery<\/p><\/td> 133<\/p><\/td> 118<\/p><\/td> 118<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Natural History Museum<\/p><\/td> 182<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Royal Armouries<\/p><\/td> 107<\/p><\/td> 106<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sir John Soane's Museum<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tate Gallery<\/p><\/td> 153<\/p><\/td> 147<\/p><\/td> 128<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Victoria and Albert Museum<\/p><\/td> 241<\/p><\/td> 262<\/p><\/td> 242<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wallace Collection 2<\/sup><\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> 1 <\/sup>From 2011-12, the total includes figures for the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, following its merger with the Science Museum Group.<\/p> 2<\/sup> The Wallace Collection cannot lend items under terms of its bequest.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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