§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will publish a table itemising, for each national museum and gallery, the objects from their collections which have been disposed of, in each of the last five years, by(a) sale, (b) exchange or (c) gift, under the categories of (i) duplication, (ii) unsuitability for retention and disposability without detriment to the interests of students or other members of the public, (iii) transfer to another national museum or gallery and (iv) lack of usefulness by reason of damage, physical deterioration or infestation by destructive organisms.
§ Mr. LuceThis information is not held centrally and could not be gathered without disproportionate cost.