Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2005. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10th February 2005, 430 c1724W, on Government Art Collection, how much the Government Art Collection spent in total on purchasing works of art in each of the last 15 years.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2005, Official Report, column 1724W, on Government Art Collection, how much the Government Art Collection spent in total on purchasing works of art in each of the last 15 years. [218984] Estelle Morris: The following figures represent how much the Government Art Collection (GAC) has spent on works of art in the last 15 financial years and the current financial year. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year £ 1989-90 98,000 1990-91 96,000 1991-92 116,000 1992-93 137,000 1993-94 123,000 1994-95 127,000 1995-96 83,000 1996-97 123,000 1997-98 137,000 1998-99 127,000 1999-2000 179,000 2000-01 135,006 2001-02 158,000 2002-03 253,600 2003-04 225,200 2004-051 110,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes purchases up to 15 February 2005. Some works of art have been purchased or commissioned by other Government Departments.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 218984; 431 c1094W;431 c1090W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Artworks Expenditure Government departments Government Art Collection
Contains statistics: Yes
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