§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what inquiries were made by the Welsh Office into the historical background of the Rubens cartoons purchased by the National Museum of Wales, before it approved arrangements for the mortgage of the purchase grant over a period of three years.
Mr. Wyn RobersNone. It is the responsibility of the museum authorities to satisfy themselves as to the authenticity and provenance of their purchases. They did so when the cartoons were purchased.