HC Deb 05 April 1911 vol 23 c2387W
Sir WILLIAM BULL

asked the Prime Minister if he will consider the advisability of appointing a Royal Commission on the Pictures in the United Kingdom similar to that of the Royal Commission on Manuscripts?

The PRIME MINISTER

I am not quite sure that I understand the hon. Member's suggestion. The Historical Manuscripts Commission is engaged in calendaring and reproducing, with the consent of the owners, manuscripts of interest in private possession. I think that a similar proposal with regard to pictures would not be equally well received.