Department of Health and Social Care: Cultural Heritage
Commons · Question 13798 · Tabled 12 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to decolonise the artwork or heritage assets in (a) his department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies; and what is the policy of NHS England on this issue.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 25 Nov 2024
The Department borrows art from the Government Art Collection and does not own artwork. As separate legal entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Length Body, rather than with the Departmen...