To ask the Minister for the Arts if there have been any items accepted in lieu of tax or allocated since an announcement was last made on the subject to the House.

Since the announcement made on 15 November at column 188, I am pleased to announce that a further offer has been accepted in principle. The offer is of a Sevres dinner service of some 350 pieces and a Louis XV bas d'armoire by Bernard Van Risenburgh and will satisfy £1·4 million tax. The acceptance of this offer will be made possible by a call on the reserve.