§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he has requested the national collections to publish lists of items held in store.
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§ Mr. LuceThe national museums and galleries already maintain, and in some cases publish, catalogues of their collections in whole or in part. I have encouraged them to improve their inventories by the use of modern computerised information systems. Many are doing so, though in the case of the largest collections the task will necessarily take a number of years.