Lord Carlile of Berriewasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their policy to include a fine art component in the budgeting for and construction of public buildings and other public works. [HL646]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe Government have no general policy on the provision of fine art in budgeting for and constructing public buildings. The Government encourages the involvement of artists throughout the design and construction process, but it is for individual client departments to decide whether they wish works of art to be included, and to budget for them accordingly. The Government Art Collection displays works of art by British artists in major government buildings, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport provides core funding to the Royal Society of Arts for its Art for Architecture scheme