Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 2003. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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. - The Department has not acquired any works of art since 1997 or raised any revenue through sales of works of art.

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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. [142359] Maria Eagle: The Department for Work and Pensions has not acquired any works of art since 1997 or raised any revenue through sales of works of art in the same period.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 142359; 415 c977W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Artworks Department for Work and Pensions Expenditure Government departments Sales Sculpture Paintings
Contains statistics: Yes
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