HC Deb 19 January 2004 vol 416 c953W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much his 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 his Department since 1997 has been; how much it cost; and what the total revenue raised by his Department through sales of works of art has been since 1997. [142361]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

My Department has not purchased nor sold any works of art during the period since 1997.