§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the items of contemporary art(a)destroyed and (b)damaged by the fire at the arts storage warehouse in East London on 25 May; and if she will make a statement. [176713]
§ Estelle MorrisThe contents of the warehouse are a matter for Momart Ltd. and its clients. No works of art from the Government Art Collection were stored in the warehouse at the time of the fire, nor were any works from the collections held by the national museums and galleries, or any works indemnified under the Government Indemnity Scheme.
Arts Council England is seeking to confirm the whereabouts of two works from the Saatchi Gift, a large body of work recently donated to the Arts Council Collection. It is also feared that the Crafts Council, which has received direct funding from the Arts Council since 1999, lost a number of pieces from its collection, and a full list will be published in due course.