Works of Art

HC Deb 28 July 1977 vol 936 cc613-4W

Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will recommend a special grant to the Birmingham District Council to enable it to acquire Bellini's "Madonna and Child enthroned with Saints", in view of the fact that this picture is the last major

Part A	Part B
Size of family	Net weekly income in £P
			1	2	3	4	5	6
1	…	…	34.35
2	…	…	41.00	39.75
3	…	…	47.65	46.40	45.15
4	…	…	54.30	53.05	51.80	50.55
5	…	…	60.95	59.70	58.45	57.20	55.95
6	…	…	67.60	66.35	65.10	63.85	62.60	61.35

Where the net weekly income of the parent of a family of any size specified in Part A is less than any amount shown in the corresponding entry in Part B, the number of children entitled to free school meals is as given at the head of the column in Part B showing the lowest amount in that entry which exceeds that income.

work by this artist to become available for the nation.

Mr. Oakes

Exchequer assistance towards the purchase of works of art by provincial collections in England is given through the local purchases fund administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum. A grant of £50,000 from this fund has been offered in this case.