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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-11more like thismore than 2016-07-11
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Art Works: Redcar and Cleveland more like this
house id 1 more like this
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25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many works of art from public collections were loaned to institutions in Redcar and Cleveland in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Redcar more like this
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Anna Turley more like this
uin 42348 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-19more like thismore than 2016-07-19
answer text <p>The Department does not hold information about loans made from public collections. The national museums and galleries have responsibility for their specific loan arrangements and information about their loans is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All Government funded museums and galleries are encouraged to loan works from their collections to institutions across the UK.Sponsored National Museums actively support and partner regional museums, which includes touring and large scale loans. In 2014/15 the national museums and galleries loaned items to 1,629 venues, including regional museums and historic houses.</p><p> </p><p>A new tax relief for museums and galleries will be introduced from 1 April 2017 to encourage them to develop creative new exhibitions and display their collections across the country. The relief will be available on qualifying costs for temporary and touring exhibitions.</p><p> </p><p>An independent report by Lord Heseltine, published in June, makes recommendations to further develop the Tees Valley area. The report called Tees Valley: Opportunity Unlimited has strong arts and cultural content and says the area hosts public art of national significance. The report also highlights the strengths of museums and galleries in the region, which include the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MiMA), the MOD funded Museum of the Royal Navy’s HMS Trincomalee in Hartlepool, the &quot;Head of Steam&quot; Railway Museum in Darlington and the Science Museum Group’s Locomotion branch at Shildon near Darlington.</p><p> </p><p>MiMa is a Tate Plus partner and has strong links with Tate Modern. It receives funding from Arts Council England as a Visual Arts Gallery. The Government is also funding £500k towards the development of a new Captain Cook exhibition resource at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in Middlesbrough.</p>
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matt Hancock remove filter
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answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
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4449
label Biography information for Anna Turley more like this