Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 October 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Friday, 21 October 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Artwork

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money was spent on purchasing artwork in each hospital trust in each of the last 24 months.

Answer: Data is not collected centrally on the particular purchase of artwork, but information is provided annually by national health service trusts on the amount invested in arts and art projects, including labour, material and resources received from other organisations. Information covering these returns for 2003–04 and 2004–05 has been placed in the Library.The data provided has not been amended centrally and the accuracy of this data is the responsibility of the provider organisation. Data for 2003–04 was provided as part of a mandatory data set. The information for 2004–05 was provided by trusts on a voluntary basis as part of the initiative to reduce bureaucracy in the national health service.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 17999; 437 c1274-5W;437 c1263W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 05/1230
Friday, 21 October 2005
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Artworks NHS