HC Deb 25 February 1999 vol 326 c358W
Mr. Peter Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the whereabouts of the Turner Collection of scientific manuscripts. [73115]

Mr. Chris Smith

Following Keele University's sale of the Turner collection, the exact present location of the collection is unknown. The disposal raises important issues about the future operation of the export licence system, which I am now considering.

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