§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the publicly owned works of art in royal palaces which have not been on public exhibition.
§ Mr. Brooke[holding answer 7 December 1992]: A list of works of art in the royal collection held in trust for the nation which have not been on public exhibition is not available. However, a large proportion of works of art from the royal collection are on permanent public display at Hampton Court palace, Kensington palace, the state apartments at Windsor castle, Osborne house, the palace of Holyroodhouse, Kew palace, the banqueting hall and the national gallery. Other paintings are on periodic display at the Queen's gallery in Buckingham palace and the Queen's private residence at Balmoral and Sandringham. In addition, about 500 paintings have been loaned to exhibitions in the United Kingdom and abroad over the last five years.