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 Tuesday, 16 December 2003. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her 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 her Department since 1997 was; how much it cost; and what the total revenue raised by her Department through sales of its works of art has been since 1997.

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her 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 her Department since 1997 was; how much it cost; and what the total revenue raised by her Department through sales of its works of art has been since 1997. [142367] Alun Michael: No works of art have been purchased by Defra (or MAFF) since 1997. No works of art have been sold by Defra (or MAFF) since 1997.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 142367; 415 c820W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Artworks Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Expenditure Government departments Sales Sculpture Paintings
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