§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much her Department has spent on the acquisition of works of art in each year since 1997, broken down by amounts spent on(a) paintings and (b) sculpture; what the single most expensive piece of art purchased by her Department since 1997 has been; how much it cost; and what the total revenue raised by her Department through sales of its works of art has been since 1997. [142354]
§ Ms HewittThere has been no significant expenditure on works of art by the Department since 1997 nor any sales.