Armed Forces: Museums and Galleries
(asked on 8th March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much financial support they have provided to regimental museums in each of the last five years.
In addition to the National Army Museum, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently supports 69 regimental and corps museums across the UK through a combination of a grant in aid, salary costs, and providing utilities and some support running costs where a museum is located on a MOD site. It is not possible to disaggregate utilities or support costs but the table below shows the details of support provided, by financial year (FY), where available:
Cost | FY 2012-13 | FY 2013-14 | FY 2014-15 | FY 2015-16 | FY 2016-171 |
Grant in Aid | £0.6 million | £0.8 million | £1.2 million | £1.4 million | £1.6 million |
CS salaries | Not available2 | Not available2 | Not available2 | £1.6 million | £1.4 million |
Notes:
1. Figures for FY 2016-17 are projected.
2. Salary information is not available for FY 2012-13 to 2014-15.