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Treasury: Cultural Heritage

Commons · Question 22743 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 17 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department, (ii) HMRC, (iii) the Valuation Office Agency and (iv) the other arm’s length bodies in her Department.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 17 Jan 2025

There has been no change in HM Treasury’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration.The responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with HMRC, the VOA and each individual arm’s length body, rather than...