Museums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK Residents

Lord Blunkett Excerpts

Thursday 6th March 2025 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

I am happy to write to the right reverend Prelate with the specifics. It is really welcome that people can go into places of worship for quiet reflection as well as to see the most magnificent structures in the country. I do not have a specific answer to his question, and I will endeavour to write to him.

[Lord Blunkett (Lab)]

Across the world, charges are made on audio-described and in-person tours. If we were to think about major museums and art galleries charging visitors from outside this country, we would be able to pull together the plethora of existing different identifiers into a proper identity system.

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

There are an awful lot of hypotheticals in this debate. I go back to my initial point that this Government do not currently have any plans to charge for entry to museums and galleries that are currently classed as the 50 national museums covered by the Labour Government scheme from 2001.