§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the pictures purchased by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery during the last 20 years have been paid for out of the institution's annual purchase grant; and what proportion has been paid for from funds donated by benefactors.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellBetween April 1952 and November 1972 the trustees spent £3,830 of purchase grant-in-aid on acquiring 62 items for the gallery and £36,770 of trust funds on acquiring 55 items.