§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Minister for the Arts whether he will specify the allocations made to public institutions in the United Kingdom during the half-year ended 30 June of individual works of art and museum objects preeminent for national, scientific, historic or artistic interest which have been accepted in satisfaction of inheritance tax or capital transfer tax, together with information, where applicable, as to conditions or wishes expressed by testators or executors in the matter of allocation; whether he will list the works of art or museum objects which are still awaiting allocation, with the respective date of their acceptance in satisfaction of inheritance tax or capital transfer tax; and whether the customary press notice will be issued from the Office of Arts and Libraries covering the information given in his reply.
§ Mr. LuceThe information is as follows:
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Item Conditions or wishes expressed Recipient institution Girl on a Sofa by Philip Wilson Steer Conditional Ipswich Museum and Art Gallery Apotheosis of Delacrox by Paul Cezanne Conditional British Museum Portrait of Jean Genet by Alberto Giacometti Conditional Tate Gallery Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini Conditional Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Sidereal clock by Matthew Boulton Unconditional—Wish expressed that it be allocated to Birmingham City Art Gallery and Museum Birmingham City Art Gallery and Museum
Items awaiting allocation Item Conditions or wishes expressed Date of acceptance Deux Pierreuses by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Unconditional 7 April 1987 Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence Conditional on its remaining in situ at Sledmere House 9 April 1986 Portrait by Sir William Beechey Conditional on its remaining in situ at Norton Conyers 25 July 1986 Three Flemish still-life paintings Unconditional—Wish expressed that they are allocated to the National Gallery 21 August 1986 Clark Archive Unconditional—Wish expressed that it is allocated to the Tate Gallery 7 May 1987 A press notice covering this information is issued today.