HC Deb 01 February 1994 vol 236 c663W
Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to buy or borrow photographs; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Hunt

I have no plans to buy or loan any photographs from the Government art collections or elsewhere.

Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) paintings and (b) photographs there are on the walls of his rooms.

Mr. David Hunt

I have four paintings belonging to the Government art collection in my room. There are 49 photographic portraits of past Secretaries of State for Employment and senior staff in my waiting room; these photographs belong to the Department.

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