§ Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if any further works of art have recently been accepted in lieu of estate duty under the provisions of Section 34 of the Finance Act 1956.
§ Mr. NottYes. Agreement has been reached between Her Majesty's Government and Violet, Dowager Countess of Tankerville, for the acceptance in part satisfaction of estate duty arising from the death of the eighth Earl of Tankerville of two paintings by Sir Edwin Landsteer, respectively of a group of the Chillingham wild cattle and a group of Scottish red deer. The total cost to the National Land Fund after allowing for exemption from estate duty and capital gains tax is£9,150.
The Paymaster-General, after taking advice from the Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries, will in due course announce a decision on the destination of these paintings.