Question follow-through · 50790

Royal Collection Trust: Postage Stamps

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Royal Collection Trust on the ownership of the Royal Stamp Collection.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
7 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
16 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Royal Collection Trust on the ownership of the Royal Stamp Collection.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 May 2025

    Answer published

    We have no plans to do so, nor are Ministers in discussions with the Royal Collection Trust, which is an independent charity, with control over its own collections, policies and management. The public can enjoy the Royal Collection across official royal r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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