Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Appearance
The Advisory Committee on Works of Art is a committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Committee is responsible for purchasing works of art for the House of Commons; advising the Speaker on all matters relating to Commons' works of art; and advising the Speaker, the Curator of Works of Art, and other officials with respect to the interpretation (e.g., explanatory signs and brochures), care, and management of artwork, furniture, furnishings, and decorative elements within the Palace of Westminster and the other buildings of the Parliamentary Estate.[1]
Members
[edit]2024– Parliament
[edit]Membership of the Committee is as follows:[2]
Member | Party | Constituency | |
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Caroline Nokes MP (Chair) | Conservative | Romsey and Southampton North | |
Calvin Bailey MP | Labour | Leyton and Wanstead | |
Juliet Campbell MP | Labour | Broxtowe | |
Samantha Dixon MP | Labour | Chester North and Neston | |
Sarah Edwards MP | Labour | Tamworth | |
Kirith Entwistle MP | Labour | Bolton North East | |
Ashley Fox MP | Conservative | Bridgwater | |
Mike Martin MP | Liberal Democrats | Tunbridge Wells | |
Susan Murray MP | Liberal Democrats | Mid Dunbartonshire | |
Tom Rutland MP | Labour | East Worthing and Shoreham | |
Oliver Ryan MP | Independent (elected as Labour) | Burnley |
2019–2024 Parliament
[edit]As of June 2023[update] the members of the committee are:[3]
Member | Party | Constituency | |
---|---|---|---|
Dean Russell MP (Chair) | Conservative | Watford | |
Simon Baynes MP | Conservative | Clwyd South | |
Sarah Champion MP | Labour | Rotherham | |
Theo Clarke MP | Conservative | Stafford | |
Chris Evans MP | Labour and Co-op | Islwyn | |
Patrick Grady MP | SNP | Glasgow North | |
Sally-Ann Hart MP | Conservative | Hastings and Rye | |
Kim Johnson MP | Labour | Liverpool Riverside | |
Barbara Keeley MP | Labour | Worsley and Eccles South | |
Gagan Mohindra MP | Conservative | South West Hertfordshire | |
Caroline Nokes MP | Conservative | Romsey and Southampton North |
References
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