Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 94260

Artworks: Local Government

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has been made of the value of artwork sold by local authorities in England since 2010.

Answer

Ian Murray
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold information on the value of artworks that may have been sold by local authorities since 2010, as local authorities are responsible for the management of their own assets, which are held and display...

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