Question follow-through · 22745
Ministry of Justice: Cultural Heritage
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department, (ii) the (A) courts and (B) prison estates and (iii) each of her Department's arm's length bodies.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department, (ii) the (A) courts and (B) prison estates and (iii) each of her Department's arm's length bodies.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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15 Jan 2025
Answer published
There has been no change in the Ministry of Justice’s management of artwork or heritage assets across our estate since the previous administration.As separate entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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