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Department for Transport: Cultural Heritage

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 January 2025UIN 22753

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department, (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies and (iii) railway stations.

Answered by Mike Kane

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 Department.

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