{"value":{"id":1753592,"askingMemberId":5062,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-13T00:00:00","uin":"22754","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies.","answeringBodyId":216,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4822,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-17T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency (GPA) in its office locations. Artwork that is displayed in these locations is owned by Government Art Collection which is part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. GPA is responsible for any heritage assets.</p><p>As separate entities, arm’s-length body are responsible for artwork and heritage items that sit within their office locations, rather than with the Department.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Cultural Heritage","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753592","method":"GET"}]}