§ Mr. Grocottasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if any works of art have recently been accepted in lieu of estate duty.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesYes; a drawing by Andrea Mantegna entitled "St. James led to martyrdom"; two paintings, one by Camille Pissarro entitled "Maison du Pere Gallien a Pontoise" and one by Juan Gris entitled "Le Verre"; two portraits, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, the first portraying Emily Lamb, later Lady Cowper then Lady Palmerston, with her sister Harriet when children, the second portraying the Honourable William Lamb, afterwards second Viscount Melbourne; a painting,346W known as "The Brown Boy" by Sir Joshua Reynolds of Master Thomas Lister later first Lord Ribblesdale, and an early eighteenth century walnut bureau cabinet made by John Gatehouse have been accepted.
The total cost borne by the National Land Fund after allowing for exemption from estate duty and capital gains tax is £164,675.
The Minister with particular responsibility for the Arts and the Secretary of State for Scotland, after taking advice from the Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries, will in due course announce the destination of these objects.