HC Deb 06 July 1992 vol 211 cc20-1W
Mr. Faulds

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage whether he will list the items for which the issuing of export licences was withheld on the recommendation of the reviewing committee on the Export of Works of Art during the half year ended 30 June, specifying in each case the valuation and whether an item was exported or retained, with particulars in the latter event of the acquiring institution; whether he will list any items for which licences have been withheld but the final disposal of which is not yet decided, specifying in each case(a) the valuation and (b) the relevant time limit; and whether a press notice will be issued by his Department covering the information given in his reply, including that relating to the outcome in individual cases.

Description of item Valuation £ Outcome
A drawing, `A wild boar at bay', Frans Snyders (1579–1647) 64,700 Export licence granted
A Berlin ormolu-mounted mahogany and parquetry commode, by Fiedler (c. 1875) 2,164,318 Export license granted
A George III mahogany commode, by Thomas Chippendale (1766) 949,875 Export license granted
A pair of George III black and gilt-japanned armchairs, by William and John Linnell (c. 1752–1755) 167,625 Export licence granted
A drawing, 'An allegorical female figure' by Veronese (1528–1588) 38,000 Export licence granted
A painting, 'Venus and Adonis', by Titian (c. 1490–1576) 7,599,000 Export licence granted
A George I ebony and silver mounted stick Barometer, by Delander (c. 1720) 275,000 Purchased for a private collection
An astronomical and musical mahogany pedestal clock, by Jenkins (1778) 122,925 Decision deferred until after 1 July 1992, extended to 1 Augest 1992
'Collage with Spanish Postcard', by Ben Nicholson (1933) 275,000 Decision deferred until after 1 July 1992
A painting, 'Christ at the Column', by Antonello da Messina (1425–1479) 4,250,000 Export licence granted
A drawing, 'Christ at the Cross', by Cortona (1596–1669) 254,500 Decision deferred until after 7 Augest 1992
A pastel drawing, 'Portrait of Mrs. Ayscoughe Boucherett', by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1794) 83,812.50 Decision deferred until after 7 September 1992
A drawing, 'The seven acts of mercy: ransoming prisoners', by Kunst (c. 1490-after 1542) 40,650 Decision deferred until after 7 Augest 1992
A drawing, 'Agony in the garden', by Castello (1625–1659) 52,300 Decision deferred until after 7 Augest 1992

Details of the items on which decisions were deferred were given in press notices issued at the time the reviewing committee's recommendations were accepted.