Oh, I see. It actually had been in storage for 10 years without having been used, so it was seen as appropriate to get it off the books.
When the House of Commons disposes of assets, there's a very standard operating procedure for that. It goes through crown assets. It's done with everything from old tables and chairs to.... It moved in the same category.
I should mention that the curator of the House of Commons is a very experienced gentleman who has a great deal of knowledge of cultural and historical significance of all kinds of art and artifacts around the precinct. He did a thorough examination and found it to be not significant in any way. It wasn't like it had been presented to the House by a head of state. It was just silver-plated knives and forks that didn't seem to be worth keeping after not being in use for 10 years.