Museums and Galleries

Debate between Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and Lord Howarth of Newport

Tuesday 25th January 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Howarth of Newport]

My Lords—

[Baroness Jones of Whitchurch]

My Lords, does the Minister recognise the crucial role of local councils in funding local and specialist museums and galleries? What steps will the department take to preserve these collections when the cuts in local council funding inevitably take their toll on those collections?