HL Deb 28 January 1998 vol 585 cc53-4WA
Lord Freyberg

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Given that approximately 7,500 works of art are listed in published catalogues of the Arts Council collection, but that the National Asset Register gives the number owned by the Arts Council as 2,213, what has happened to the rest. [HL85]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The National Asset Register lists these assets by value rather than number. The net book value of works of art owned by the Arts Council of England was £2,213,000 at 1 April 1996. This figure is also published in the Annual Report of the Arts Council of England for 1996–97.