§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Minister for the Arts (1) whether he will list, giving the relevant references in the Official Report, those occasions on which the amounts of estate duty or capital transfer tax satisfied by the acceptance of objects or land in respect of individual cases have been specified in written answers during the period between the financial years 1976–77 and 1984–85;
(2) what steps he took to verify the accuracy of the information in relation to the dates of recommendations by the Museums and Galleries Commission for acceptances in satisfaction of tax on which his answer of 26 February, Official Report, column 593, was based; and if he now has anything to add to that answer;
(3) if he will specify, giving the relevant references in the Official Report, the occasions on which it has been 360W stated to the House since 1979 and prior to his answer to the hon. Member for Warley, East of 26 February, Official Report, column 593, that the amounts of estate duty or capital transfer tax satisfied by the acceptance of objects or land is confidential in respect of individual cases;
(4) why, in the light of his answers of 13 February, Official Report, column 502, and 26 February, Official Report, column 593, indicating that £505,650 had been accounted for out of a total original provision of £2 million in respect of items of heritage quality accepted in lieu of tax, it was necessary to increase the cash limit on class V, vote 10 in relation to expenditure under subhead C2; and if he will make a statement.