Question follow-through · 19067
Parthenon Sculptures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the British Museum on the Elgin Marbles.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the British Museum on the Elgin Marbles.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2024
Answer published
As the British Museum is a DCMS Arm’s Length Body, both the Secretary of State and I have recently met its Chair and Director. The sculptures were one of a number of issuesdiscussed.Decisions relating to the care and management of its collection are a mat...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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