Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the National Children's Museum in Halifax provides free entry for the public.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Government welcomes the work of the National Children's Museum as an interactive, family-friendly attraction engaging children with science and STEM subjects. Government policy is national permentant collections should be free of charge.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from businesses on the enforcement of minor breaches of the Advertising Codes by the Advertising Standards Authority; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have received no representations from businesses on this issue.
This Government supports the system of co-regulation and self-regulation, overseen by the independent Advertising Standards Authority and underpinned by consumer protection legislation. This regulatory system is independent of the Government and is ultimately responsible for setting the standards in advertising, ensuring that all adverts, wherever they appear, are legal, decent, honest and truthful.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria the Government uses to determine which national museums receive government funding; and how such criteria are applied to the National Children's Museum, Eureka.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Government funds a small group of museums with Grant in Aid and there are no plans to extend the number of these at this time.
A range of factors determine what constitutes a ‘national museum’, and one of the central criteria is the significance of the museum’s collection.
In the case of the National Children’s Museum Government understands and supports the principle of family friendly interactive spaces. Government’s view is that this institution’s collection is not of a standard or scale comparable to National Museums such as the British Museum. It would not, therefore, fall within the criteria for receiving support from central Government or Arts Council England, which is responsible for regional museums.