Question follow-through · 22743

Treasury: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department, (ii) HMRC, (iii) the Valuation Office Agency and (iv) the other arm’s length bodies in her Department.

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Treasury
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department, (ii) HMRC, (iii) the Valuation Office Agency and (iv) the other arm’s length bodies in her Department.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    There has been no change in HM Treasury’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration.The responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with HMRC, the VOA and each individual arm’s length body, rather than...

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