Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 112234

10 Downing Street: Artworks

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108796, where the portrait of William Shakespeare formerly displayed in the Pillared Room at 10 Downing Street is located.

Answer

Ian Murray

The Government Art Collection (GAC) 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. The GAC removed this portrait from the Pillared D...

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