To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will take steps to require art institutions to check the legitimate provenance of items they propose to borrow from overseas for temporary exhibitions; and if she will make a statement. (106634)

The immunity provided for in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill will apply only to items brought to the UK for public display in a temporary exhibition held at an approved museum or gallery. I will only approve those museums and galleries for the purpose of these provisions if they are able to satisfy me that they follow appropriate due diligence procedures, including checks of the provenance of items they propose to borrow. They will be expectedto follow the principles in the Combating Illicit Trade:Due Diligence guidelines for museums, libraries and archives on collecting and borrowing cultural material, published by my Department.