HC Deb 24 March 1988 vol 130 cc192-3W
Mr. Baldry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the reconstitution of the Committee to advise Mr. Speaker and himself on matters relating to works of art in the House.

Mr. Ridley

I am pleased to announce that Mr. Speaker and I have appointed a new advisory committee. There will continue to be nine members. They are my hon. Friends the Members for Staffordshire, South (Mr. Cormack), for Eastleigh (Sir D. Price), for Salisbury (Mr. Key), for Twickenham (Mr. Jessel) and for Chipping Barnet (Mr. Chapman) and the hon. Members for Heywood and Middleton (Mr. Callaghan), for Warley East (Mr. Faulds), for Stockton, North (Mr. Cook) and for Fife, North-East (Mr. Campbell), My hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire, South has agreed to be Chairman. The committee will hold its first meeting this month.

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