Supplementary memorandum submitted by
DCMS
QUESTIONS:
1. How much does the Department spend on taxonomy
and why does it consider this to be right amount? This would include
information on how much money from the Renaissance in the Regions
programme is allocated to taxonomy. (follow-up from Q123)
2. What are the Department's principal performance
measures and how are the science elements of these measures compiled
and compared in order to inform funding assessments? (follow-up
from Q124)
DCMS RESPONSE:
1. We are not able to identify a single
sum that is devoted to taxonomy. Rather, we provide ongoing grant
in aid support for a number of institutions that include taxonomy
among their responsibilities, not least the Natural History Museum.
It is up to those institutions to identify which elements of their
grant in aid are dedicated towards specific taxonomical purposes.
2. I attach a list of the performance indicators
in the current funding agreements. These do not relate explicitly
to scientific endeavour. However, they provide a "balanced
scorecard" of measures against which the performance of individual
museums can be assessed. In addition to this, we take note of
the record of achievement set out in annual reports and other
corporate documents.
Performance indicators: overall totals for
18 DCMS sponsored museums & galleries for 2006-07
Performance Indicator
| 2006-07 |
Visit numbers |
|
| Total number of visits to the Museum (excluding virtual visits)
| 39,059,875 |
| Number of adult visits | 29,271,856
|
| Number of children aged 15 and under visiting the Museum
| 8,388,795 |
| Number of over 60s visits | 5,472,651
|
| Number of overseas visits | 14,256,408
|
| Number of repeat visits | 19,694,464
|
| Percentage of UK visitors aged 16 and over from an ethnic minority
| 9 |
| Number of adults aged 16 and over from lower socio-economic groups attending the Museum (NS-SEC groups 5-8)
| 4,271,820 |
| Percentage of visitors who thought the museum overall was good/very good
| 91 |
| Educational Programmes |
|
| Number of learners in onsite educational programmes
| 3,491,878 |
| Number of learners in educational outreach programmes
| 5,513,879 |
| Nos of children in on & off site organised educational sessions
| 2,914,154 |
| Website visits | |
| No. of unique website visits | 109,431,494
|
| Loan venues | |
| All venues to which objects from the collection are loaned
| 304 |
| UK venues to which objects from the collection are loaned
| 875 |
| Overseas venues to which objects from the collection are loaned
| 637 |
| New in 2003/04: No. of venues in England to which objects from the collection are loaned
| 1,322 |
| Collection care | |
| Percentage of collection stored in correct environmental conditions (average)
| 78 |
| Access to collections |
|
| Percentage of time open (average) | 48
|
| Income | |
| Grant-in-aid per visit | £7.97
|
| Revenue generated from sponsorship and donations per visitor (average)
| £2.76 |
| Non grant income per visitor (average) |
£5.84 |
| Net income from trading (including corporate hire)
| £55,691,789 |
| Efficiency | |
| Efficiency savings | £8,053,000
|
| Sick Absence | |
| Average days lost sick per employee excluding long term sickness (average)
| 4.7 |
28 March 2008
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