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 Thursday, 11 December 2003. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2003 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office;Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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 was; how much it cost; and what the total revenue raised by his Department through sales of its works of art has been since 1997. - Includes fact that no monies spent.

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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 was; how much it cost; and what the total revenue raised by his Department through sales of its works of art has been since 1997. [142364] Mr. Alexander: The Cabinet Office has not spent any monies on the acquisition of works of art since 1997. No revenue has been raised by the Cabinet Office through sales of its works of art.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 142364; 415 c573-4W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Artworks Expenditure Government departments Sales Sculpture Cabinet Office Paintings
Contains statistics: Yes
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