Current status: Answered by Elaine Murray on 19 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to take forward work on the action plan for Scotland's museums announced by the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport on 10 July 2002.
The Executive initiated a three-month consultation on the findings of the National Audit of Scotland's Museums and Galleries on the 9 September. The consultation process will include a seminar organised by the Scottish Museums Council on 4 November. Information submitted during this period will inform the creation of an action plan, to be published in spring 2003, providing a framework for the development of the museums and galleries sector in Scotland.