Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Friday, 21 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 November 2014. It was answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative) on Friday, 28 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Artworks
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on transporting, installing and removing works of art from the Government Art Collection for the display of artwork in his Department since May 2010.
- Answer
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Provision of figures for each financial year and each display covered by the PQ would incur disproportionate costs. The table below identifies the spend in each financial year since May 2010 for transporting, installing and removing works of art for Government Art Collection (GAC) displays in Government buildings in the UK and abroad. The figures also include transport from GAC to and from framers and/or conservators, to and from galleries/individual artist studios and incorporates packing, crating, art handling, transport, installation and de-installation.
Year
Transport for ongoing GAC display and conservation
UK
Overseas
£
£
2010-11
58,520
64,597
2011-12
63,798
40,004
2012-13
93,896
32,103
2013-14
62,854
81,373
2014-15
(Year to date)57,806
79,309
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- 215572
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- 2014-15
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- Artworks Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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- Yes
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