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Mr. Wyatt
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many, of the 4,321 pictures in the National Gallery, are on view at the Tate Gallery; how many are exhibited in provincial galleries and museums; how many are in store, or in buildings other than galleries or museums; and how many rooms in the Tate Gallery, suitable for exhibiting pictures, are at present not being used for this purpose.
Mr. Boyd-Carpenter
At 28th January, there were 4,321 works in the keeping of the Tate Gallery, including 344 sculptures. The location of the 3,977 pictures was as follows:
| At the Tate Gallery | |
| On view | 1,167 |
| In the Reference Section (available on due notice) | 2,252 |
| Elsewhere | |
| On loan to provincial galleries | 219 |
| On loan to foreign galleries | 15 |
| On loan to national museums and galleries | 8 |
| In buildings other than galleries and museums | 316 |