It does come back to the collections issue. I am happy to provide whatever additional information I can, but the simple fact is that DCMS funds only 21 museums out of more than 2,000 nationwide. It is not realistic to argue that the 100 or so science centres in the United Kingdom should be able to access the funding that those 21 museums currently get from the Department but that the other 2,000 museums that are not funded by the Department cannot access.
Science and Discovery Centres (Funding)
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 May 2008.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Science and Discovery Centres (Funding).
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