To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the percentage of publicly owned art which is held in London. (106375)

No such estimate has been made, either by number of works of art or by value.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate her Department has made of (a) the quantity and (b) the value of art held by publicly owned galleries that is not on display. (106569)

It is generally estimated that there are 200 million objects in registered or accredited museums in the UK. It is estimated that, at any one time, approximately 90 per cent. of museum and gallery collections are not on display. There is no separate estimate, either by number or value, solely for works of art in publicly owned galleries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the value of art sold by local authorities in each year since 1997. (106570)

The occurrence of local authorities selling art from their museums and galleries is rare. No central record is kept at national level, but any such sales should have taken place in accordance with disposal policies designed to protect the collection.