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Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will make it his policy to ensure that Welsh National Opera is funded securely for the future; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Renton
I have no direct involvement in decisions relating to levels of public subsidy for individual arts organisations. The Welsh National Opera is funded jointly
Description of Item
| Valuation £
| Outcome
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| Painting by Ribera "Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew" | 2,787,500 | Export licence granted |
| Two Bronze trumpet fibulas | 1,560 | Purchased by Leeds city council |
| Red enamel brooch | 815 | Purchased by the British museum |