To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department has spent money on art works in the last 12 months. (308581)

Works of art displayed in this Department are from the Government Art Collection (GAC), which publishes an annual list of acquisitions. The most recent details of acquisitions made by the GAC were published on 5 October 2009 and are available on the GAC website:

http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/information/publications.asp