Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Artworks and Public Statues

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the criteria his Department plans to use to determine the retention of (a) statues and (b) other works of art depicting the UK’s colonial history that are held in his D

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1. 15 June 2020

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the criteria his Department plans to use to determine the retention of (a) statues and (b) other works of art depicting the UK’s colonial history that are held in his D

   Source: Commons

2. 18 June 2020

   Answer

   The Government does not propose to remove statues or memorials on its property. We believe it is always legitimate to examine and debate Britain's history, but removing statues is not the right approach.The FCO building in King Charles Street dates back t...

   Source: Written answer

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