Works of Art (Exports) (Hansard, 9 July 1987)

§ Mr. Faulds

asked the Minister for the Arts whether he will list the items for which the issuing of export licences was withheld on the recommendation of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art during the half-year ended 30 June, specifying in each case the valuation and whether an item was eventually exported or retained, with particulars in the latter event of the acquiring institution; whether he will list any items for which licences have been withheld but the final disposal of which is not yet decided, specifying in each case (a) the valuation and

Description of Item	Valuation	Outcome
	£
A painting, "La Rue Mosnier aux Paveurs", by Edouard Manet	7,805,000	Decision deferred for six months until 2 September 1987. Licence granted following a review of the situation after six weeks.
A painting, "Alexander III, King of Scotland rescued from the fury of the stag, by the intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald", by Benjamin West	575,627	Decision deferred for three months until 2 June 1987. Purchased by the National Galleries of Scotland.
A painting, "Virginia Woolf", by Vanessa Bell	30,000	Decision deferred for 2 months until 2 May 1987. Purchased by the National Portrait Gallery.
A painting "Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh	25,087,500	Decision deferred for six months until 23 November 1987. Licence granted following a review of the situation after six weeks.
A group of four marble statues known as "The Judgement of Paris":	1,350,000	Decision deferred for six months until 4 December 1987. Licence granted following a review of the situation after one month.
(a)Venus removing her sandal	all by Joseph Nollekens
(b)Minerva
(c)Juno
(d)A 16th century Italian marble statue of Paris

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(b) the relevant time limit; and whether a press notice will be issued from the Office of Arts and Libraries covering the comprehensive information given in his reply, in accordance with established practice.