HC Deb 19 February 1979 vol 963 cc10-1W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will publish in the Official Report a list of works of art and museum objects accepted in lieu of tax which are currently on loan from national collections to premises accessible to the public which are privately owned, in accordance with note (1) of her reply to the hon. Member for Warley, East, Official Report, c. 169–70; and whether she will specify in that list the provenance of the individual objects, the national collections from which the loans have been made, and the dates from which the loans commenced.

Mr. Oakes

Negotiations on a number of items are taking place but none has as yet been completed.

Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether any works of art and museum objects listed in her reply to the hon. Member for Warley, East on 7 February, as accepted in lieu of tax but not yet allocated to museums (Official Report, c. 171–2), have since been allocated; and, if so, whether she will specify them, together with the names of the recipient institutions and the relevant wishes, if any, of executors.

Mr. Oakes

In the reply given to my hon. Friend, the Member for Warley, East, on 7 February, nine works of art and museum objects were described as having been accepted in lieu of tax but not yet allocated to a museum or gallery. None of these has since been allocated.