GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR MUSEUMS

Early day motion 1768, tabled 25 June 2007 by Gordon Marsden (Labour). Signed by 60 members.

That this House believes the 28 per cent. real increase in funding for sponsored museums over the past 10 years, which has enabled free entry to many great national collections and a 40 per cent. increase in visitor numbers, shows clearly the Government's success in combining cultural excellence with social inclusion; welcomes in particular the commitment of the Big Lottery Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund in this respect; and would strongly deplore any move away from this successful formula.

Signatures by party: Labour 53, Liberal Democrat 5, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.