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<p>The four portraits are located in the following locations:</p><ul><li>The portraits
of Diane Abbott and Paul Boateng hang in Portcullis House.</li><li>The portrait of
Dr Dadabhoy Naoroji is displayed in the corridor leading to the House of Commons Strangers
Gallery.</li><li>The portrait of Baroness Amos hangs in the corridor off Princes Chamber
in the House of Lords.</li></ul><p><br>There are approximately 310 painted portraits
in the Parliamentary Art Collection.</p><p>The majority of the painted portraits in
the Parliamentary Art Collection are historical ones depicting members of the Royal
Family and Parliamentarians pre-1900, of whom few were of black, Asian, or minority
ethnic (BAME) origin.</p><p>The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art is committed
to reflecting the diversity of the House today, and to recognising those who have
influenced Parliament and contributed to its development in a notable way through
the Parliamentary Art Collection. The Committee has agreed to give further consideration
to the matter in the current Parliament.</p>
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