Viscount Hinchinǵbrookeasked the President of the Board of Trade how many licences for the export of works of art and articles more than 75 years old were applied for in each of the years 1940 to 1945, inclusive; and what values were assigned to these applications.
§ Mr. Marquand:The answer to the first part of the Question is given in the following table:
year Number of applications. 1940 2,520 1941 5,710 1942 4,390 1943 4,840 1944 5,600 1945 7,310 I regret that the information sought in the second part of the Question is not readily available and could not be obtained without an undue expenditure of time and labour.
§ Viscount Hinchingbrookeasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value in each of the years 1940 to 1945 inclusive, of licences granted for the export of works of art and articles more than 75 years old, without reference to gallery and museum authorities, and after reference, respectively; and what was the value of applications for licences to which objection was taken by gallery and museum authorities.
§ Mr. Marquand:I regret that the information sought is not readly available and could not be obtained without an undue expenditure of time and labour.