HC Deb 16 March 1992 vol 205 c824W
Sir Hector Monro

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if any works of art accepted in lieu of inheritance tax have been allocated since he last made an announcement.

Mr. Lang

My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Arts announced on 26 April 1991 that the following items had been accepted in lieu of inheritance tax.

Items Amount of tax satisfied
Portrait of Thomas Lamb by Allan Ramsay; two paintings and two volumes of drawings by Alexander Runciman £196,000

I am pleased to announce that I have decided to allocate these items to the national galleries of Scotland.