§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has received a request for a special Treasury grant to enable the Tate Gallery to acquire Gainsborough's "Giovanna Baccelli" from the Trustees of the Swinton Estates; if so, what is the sum involved; and whether a reply has been given.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsNo. The Gallery has properly used parts of its annual purchase grant to acquire the work.