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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 22 June 2005.


Museums and Art Galleries: Security

Question
My Lords, museums and galleries are under pressure to display their back catalogues or stored items. Will the Minister give an assurance that they will not have to increase the number of items on display unless they have sufficient resources to make sure that they are secure?
Answer

My Lords, of course. When museums look at what they display, they carry out risk assessments and take relevant action. Obviously, if a small museum in one of the regions has an extremely valuable object, but does not feel that it can be protected adequately, it will be kept in safe storage.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
672 c1644-5 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Finance Museums and galleries Security Theft Collections