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Advisory Committee on Works of Art

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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

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As of June 2023 the members of the committee are:[2]

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

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