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Home Office: Artworks and Cultural Heritage

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 October 2024UIN 8515

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in her Department; and what guidance she issues to her Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies on decolonisation.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

While the Hon. Gentlemen is welcome to put forward his proposals on this matter, our immediate priorities remain the protection of national security, the restoration of neighbourhood policing, tackling the smuggling gangs responsible for small boat crossings,and clearing up the chaos left by the previous government.

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