§ 75. Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he has any plans to introduce a scheme by which painters and sculptors may benefit financially from the proceeds of sales of their work subsequently to the initial sales of individual pieces of work.
§ Mr. LuceNo. The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry announced in the 1986 White Paper "Intellectual Property and Innovation" that he did not intend to introduce such a scheme because it would be complex to administer and the disadvantages would outweigh any benefit to the artist.