§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Minister for the Arts if there have been any items accepted in lieu of tax or allocated since the announcement was last made on the subject to the House.
§ Mr. RentonI am pleased to inform the House that two offers in lieu of tax have been accepted since my announcement on 28 November 1991,Official Report, column 579.
The offer of the painting "Poele de l'Atelier" by Cezanne will satisfy £750,562 tax. It is offered on condition that it he allocated to the national gallery and it has therefore been allocated to that institution.
The offer of eight contemporary paintings will satisfy £108,920 tax. The contemporary paintings are:
- 'Bomb Store' by David Romberg
- 'Self-Portrait, recto and verso' by David Bomberg
- 'Ghetto Theatre' by David Bomberg
- 'Women and Goat' by Robert Colquhoun
- 'Two Figures Monotype' by Robert Colquhoun
- 'Man Hosing Metal Fish Boxes' by Prunella Clough
- 'Pears' by William Scott
- An untitled work by Roger Hilton
'Bomb Store' by David Bomberg and the Prunella Clough painting have been temporarily allocated to the Tate gallery and the remainder to the Wakefield city art gallery, pending a decision on the collection's permanent allocation.