Mr. Keelinģasked the President of the Board I of Trade how many licences to 259W export works of art of each category were refused during each of the years since export has been controlled: and the values
§ Mr. Marquand:The number of applications for licences to export works of art refused since export control was imposed and the total values of the items refused are as follows:
NO. of Licences Value£ 1940 4 204 1941 4 376 1942 2 39,000 1943 19 6,517 1944 2 312 1945 1 65 1946 (to date) Nil — The records readily available do not distinguish between various categories of works of art.
§ Viscount Hinchingbrookeasked the President of the Board of Trade the num-
— United kingdom Goods. Imported Merchandise Paintings in oil, etc Ink, pencil, etc., drawings. Paintings in oil, etc Ink, pencil, etc., drawings. £ 000 £ 000 £ 000 £ 000 1940 … … 147 1 257 3 1941 … … 96 4 13 — 1942 … … 103 3 7 — 1943 … … 43 — 13 — 1944 … … 176 2 42 — 1945 … … 122 1 62 — The values of works of art, other than pictures, similarly exported were:
United kingdom Goods Imported Merchandise £000 £000 1940 … 34 5 1941 … 18 4 1942 … 5 — 1943 … 2 2 1944 … 13 4 1945 … 11 2