To ask the Minister for the Arts what he estimates will be the cost of restoring (a) the Greek and Roman antiquities, (b) the drawings in the Satin collection; and (c) the letters, fragments and objects in the cuneiform table collection in the British museum.

The keeping of the British museum's collections is the responsibility of the museum's board of trustees. It is for them to assess the cost of restoring part of those collections. I will make inquiries and write to the hon. Member, and place a copy of the letter in the Library.