Written questions

Department of Health and Social Care: Artworks

2026-05-17 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL198 · Official question

Lord Jackson of Peterborough

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) NHS England, and (2) each of the Department of Health and Social Care's arm's-length bodies, accepted the free portraits of His Majesty The King offered to public bodies.

Answer

His Majesty The King’s Portrait Scheme was a voluntary programme offering a free, framed portrait of The King to any eligible public institution that requested one. The scheme ran from November 2023 to August 2024 and saw a total of 20,565 portraits order...