Extract from Lords debate on Museums and Galleries - Jan 23
Wednesday, 24 January 2018 09:34
Lord Monks (Lab):...The museum is run as an independent charity
and, like others, it is experiencing the cold winds of austerity.
We receive support from the Greater Manchester Combined
Authority—I was pleased to see my noble friend Lord Smith here
earlier; more than once he has come up trumps for the museum in
discussions about money—and the Arts Council and the Heritage
Lottery Fund play an active role. However, we have lost significant
national funding from central government,...Request free trial
(Lab):...The museum
is run as an independent charity and, like others, it is
experiencing the cold winds of austerity. We receive support from
the Greater Manchester Combined Authority—I was
pleased to see my noble friend Lord Smith here earlier; more than
once he has come up trumps for the museum in discussions about
money—and the Arts Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund play an
active role. However, we have lost significant national funding
from central government, DCMS and the Higher Education Funding
Council for England, which tend to palm us off as a regional museum
to Greater Manchester or the north-west rather than recognising us
as the national museum we really are. The widening of our democracy
is of course not a regional matter. I exempt the Minister from
these charges as I know that he has an interest in the museum, not
least through a distinguished Manchester heritage and his family’s
background. His interest is most welcome...
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