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Museums and Galleries

Volume 471: debated on Monday 4 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proposals he has to invite members of the public to sit on the boards of publicly-funded museums, galleries and other arts organisations; and if he will make a statement. (183447)

Building on the recommendations of the McMaster Review, the Secretary of State and I will work with our non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) to ensure that boards have the right skills and experience to encourage excellence, innovation, and wider and deeper engagement with the sectors they represent.

We will work with our NDPBs, in particular the Arts Council and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, to consider the role of artists, practitioners, and members of the public on the boards of our cultural organisations.