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10 Downing Street: Artworks

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 10 April 2025UIN 43619

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 20833 on 10 Downing Street: Art Works, whether she plans for the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I to be permanently installed in 11 Downing Street.

Answered by James Murray

The Government Art Collection is a working collection, used across government buildings in the UK and the global estate, which means that artworks may change their display location from time to time in response to new display steers and requests.

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