Oral Answers to Questions — National Gallery (Care of Pictures)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 May 1947.

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Photo of Mr Harold Davies Mr Harold Davies , Leek 12:00, 13 May 1947

Is my right hon. Friend aware that there are very few people at the present moment taking up training for restoring famous pictures not only here, but all over the country, and will he, therefore, consider—I do not know whether he has the power or not— on behalf of Members on all sides of the House the possibility of establishing grants for proper training of those who can restore oil paintings, for these treasures should be restored for the future as well as for the present?