HL Deb 29 April 2002 vol 634 c66WA
Lord Freyberg

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 22 April (WA3):

  1. (a) whether they will name the relevant institutions which have been identified to bid at the sale of the Privy Council silver;
  2. (b) who was responsible for identifying the relevant institutions; and
  3. (c) by what criteria the institutions were identified. [HL4002]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The Treasury's adviser, Bonhams, has helped to compile a list of institutions which may be interested in purchasing these items for display to the UK public. No more detailed criteria as to suitability have yet been applied to this list. The list of potential purchasers is commercially sensitive and it would be inappropriate to disclose it, as provided for in Exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.