§ 18. Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to recover missing parts of his Department's art collection; what new security measures are in place to avoid further losses; and what plans he has to commission new art works to replace those lost from his departmental budget. [22324]
Mr. ArtbuthnotWe will continue to make every effort to recover missing works of art by a renewed search of our buildings.
Works of art are safeguarded by securing the rooms in which they hang, asking staff who occupy those rooms to verify that the rooms are safe and by inspections by staff responsible for works of art.
We have no plans at present to commission new works of art.