HC Deb 02 February 1954 vol 523 c26W
Mr. Wyatt

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many, of the 4,321 pictures in the National Gallery, are on view at the Tate Gallery; how many are exhibited in provincial galleries and museums; how many are in store, or in buildings other than galleries or museums; and how many rooms in the Tate Gallery, suitable for exhibiting pictures, are at present not being used for this purpose.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

At 28th January, there were 4,321 works in the keeping of the Tate Gallery, including 344 sculptures. The location of the 3,977 pictures was as follows:

At the Tate Gallery
On view 1,167
In the Reference Section (available on due notice) 2,252
Elsewhere
On loan to provincial galleries 219
On loan to foreign galleries 15
On loan to national museums and galleries 8
In buildings other than galleries and museums 316

All rooms suitable for exhibiting pictures are in use for that purpose.