THE NATIONAL GALLERY AND TURNER'S FIRST ART BEQUEST
EDM number 253 in 2005-06, proposed by Austin Mitchell on 06/06/2005.
That this House is concerned that the generous intentions of J.M.W. Turner's first art bequest to the nation are being blocked by the illegal actions of trustees of the National Gallery and that, as a result, the people of the UK who are the owners of the art, are being impoverished by lack of informed access to an art bequest intended to enrich their lives; and, in view of the trustees' illegal actions, calls on the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to order the National Gallery to display properly Turner's bequest dedicated to the Queen by 11th June, Her Majesty's official birthday, to explain and sustain Turner's intentions for the benefit of the nation and to review a trustee system which leaves the National Gallery unaccountable to the British people.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Mitchell | 06/06/2005 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Proposed |
| Mike Hancock | 07/06/2005 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| David Taylor | 07/06/2005 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Seconded |
| Stephen Hepburn | 08/06/2005 | Jarrow | Labour | Seconded |
| Andrew Dismore | 08/06/2005 | Hendon | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 08/06/2005 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Michael Clapham | 09/06/2005 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 09/06/2005 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 09/06/2005 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 09/06/2005 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 09/06/2005 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 13/06/2005 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Williams | 20/06/2005 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 23/06/2005 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| John Hemming | 30/06/2005 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 04/07/2005 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 12/07/2005 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
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