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Museums and Galleries: Information Officers

Volume 485: debated on Monday 15 December 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) the Royal Armouries, (b) Sir John Soane’s Museum, (c) Chatham Historic Dockyard and (d) the Wallace Collection spent on employing press and communications officers in each of the last five years. (240945)

The following information has been provided by the requested organisations and is inclusive of NIC and pensions:

The Royal Armouries

The Royal Armouries inform us that they have spent:

£

2003-04

66,000

2004-05

92,000

2005-06

0

2006-07

9,000

2007-08

54,000

The Sir John Soane’s Museum

The Sir John Soane’s Museum inform us that they do not employ any press or communications officers.

Chatham Historic Dockyard

Chatham Historic Dockyard is not an NDPB sponsored by DCMS. However, they have provided the information requested:

£

2003-04

25,600

2004-05

27,100

2005-06

31,200

2006-07

29,900

2007-08

18,500

The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection inform us that they have spent:

£

2003-04

23,400

2004-05

0

2005-06

26,300

2006-07

37,000

2007-08

46,600

Note:

For consistency, figures are rounded up to the nearest £100.