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Written Question
10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection
Wednesday 5th February 2025

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Freedom of Information disclosures her Department have made on Government Art Collection artwork in 10 Downing Street in the last five years.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

In the last 5 years DCMS has disclosed information about the Government Art Collection artworks held at 10 Downing Street 20 times. Each request is looked at and handled on a case-by-case basis and where there is a non-disclosure or exemption applied, the reasons and rationale are clearly explained in the response.

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