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During a debate in the House of Commons on 9 September 2010, Barry Sheerman asked the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport:

What estimate he has made of the total savings which will accrue to the Exchequer as a result of the closure of the regional offices of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.

Hugh Robertson (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport) answered:

The offices of the MLA's nine regional agencies were closed between January 2009 and March 2010. These closures and related savings enabled DCMS to reduce the MLA's core funding by £3.4 million per annum.