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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 January 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies.

Asked by:
Nick Timothy (Conservative)

Answer

The department does not hold art or heritage assets.

The department borrows art from the government Art Collection for use in the Ministerial suite. There has been no change in the Cabinet Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration.

The department occupies Sanctuary Buildings in London, a partially Grade II listed building (predominantly its façade). Sanctuary Buildings is leased from a private landlord via the Government Property Agency.

As separate entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork and heritage assets sits with each individual Arm’s Length Body, rather than with the department. However, they do not hold art or heritage assets.


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