Dear All,
Colleagues may be interested to learn of the forthcoming publication of
this report, for which the Society of Archivists submitted evidence.
Also available at
www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/culture__media_and_sport.cfm
<http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/culture__media_and_sp
ort.cfm> from 3pm on Monday 25 June.
Apologies to those already in the know.
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CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE
HOUSE OF COMMONS SESSION 2006-07
13 June 2007
No 27
Sixth Report
Caring for our Collections
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee will publish its Sixth Report,
Caring for our Collections (HC 176-1) at 11.00am on Monday 25 June
2007.
Advance copies of the Report for witnesses to the inquiry and for the
media will be available from 12 noon on Friday 22 June under strict
embargo from the Reception area at No.7 Millbank, and in the Press
Gallery.
The report will also be available via the parliamentary website from 3pm
on the day of publication.
The inquiry was announced by a press notice on 25 July 2006. It was
announced as a sequel to the Committee's recent inquiry and Third
Report, Protecting and Preserving our Heritage (HC 912), which had
concentrated on the historic environment, while the new inquiry would
focus on museums and galleries, cultural property and archives, and the
Committee was particularly interested in receiving evidence on the
following issues:
* Funding, with particular reference to the adequacy of
the budget for museums, galleries and archives, and the impact of the
London 2012 Olympics on Lottery funding for their sector;
* Acquisition and disposal policies with particular
reference to due diligence obligations on acquisition and legal
restrictions on disposal of objects
* The remit and effectiveness of DCMS, the Museums,
Libraries and Archives Council and other relevant organisations in
representing cultural interests inside and outside Government
Membership of the Committee:
Mr John Whittingdale OBE (Chairman) (Conservative)
Janet Anderson (Labour) Alan Keen
(Labour)
Philip Davies (Conservative) Rosemary
McKenna (Labour)
Mr Nigel Evans (Conservative) Adam Price
(Plaid Cymru)
Paul Farrelly (Labour) Mr
Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)
Mr Mike Hall (Labour) Helen
Southworth (Labour)
Contacts
Laura Humble, Media Officer: 020 7219 2003
Sally Broadbridge, Inquiry Manager: 020 7219 4311
Website
www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/culture__media_and_sport.cfm
<http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/culture__media_and_sp
ort.cfm>
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