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Community Care

Mr. Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of the community care arrangements in Scotland. [5210]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Local authorities, health boards and housing agencies are together making considerable progress towards ensuring that vulnerable people receive effective community care services.

Inheritance Tax

Mr. Bill Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if any items accepted in lieu of inheritance tax have been allocated in Scotland since he last made an announcement. [7808]

Mr. Michael Forsyth: I am pleased to announce that I am allocating three paintings--"A Village Wedding" by Jan Steen, "The Castle of Bentheim from below" by Jacob van Ruisdael and "The Bird Trap" by Nicholas Berchem--to the Royal Scottish Academy on permanent loan. The paintings have been accepted in lieu of tax arising from the death of Mrs. E. S. Borthwick-Norton.

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