Re: Maybe They Should Have Consulted MA .....
"We've been collecting art in the House of Commons, and Parliament generally, since the 14th century.
"We're preserving the history of Parliament through art. We're also doing a number of other things as part of that process: one is supporting young artists.
"Most of the artists who paint for us are up-and-coming... We also bargain very, very seriously"
Frank Doran, Labour MP and chairman of the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art