§ Sir Hector MonroTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if any works of art accepted in lieu of inheritance tax have been allocated since he last made an announcement.
§ Mr. LangMy right hon. Friend the Minister for the Arts announced on 26 April 1991 that the following items had been accepted in lieu of inheritance tax.
Items Amount of tax satisfied Portrait of Thomas Lamb by Allan Ramsay; two paintings and two volumes of drawings by Alexander Runciman £196,000 I am pleased to announce that I have decided to allocate these items to the national galleries of Scotland.