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Baroness Twycross (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 July 2025

Debate

Parthenon Sculptures: Return

Contribution

We do not have any current plans to change the legislation. The noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, talked about loans. In many cases these artefacts can be loaned, and we would support that. The Bayeux Tapestry has been mentioned, and we are very fortunate in this country to be able to borrow items from other countries. We get them on the basis that people know we are going to return them, even if we would like to keep them.

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