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Written question asked by Lord Risby (Conservative) on Friday, 9 October 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 October 2020. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Monday, 26 October 2020 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Export Licensing Unit

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many licences were granted by the Export Licensing Unit for the exportation of (1) art, (2) antiques, and (3) cultural goods, in each year between 2015 and 2020.

Answer

The number of export licences granted by the Art Council’s Export Licensing Unit in a particular year is published and laid before Parliament in the annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. The Committee’s Report for 2018-19 is expected to be published shortly. Figures for 2019-20 are not yet available. The earlier reports can be found here, and are attached:

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-collections-and-cultural-property/rcewa-annual-reports


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8987
Session
2019-21
Attachment
2016/17; 2017/18
Subjects
Export Licensing Unit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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