United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 72368
Restitution: Nigeria
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9 November 2021
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16 November 2021 · Answer
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16 November 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the repatriation of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.
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9 November 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the repatriation of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.
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16 November 2021
Answer
Museums and galleries in the UK operate independently of the government. Decisions relating to their collections are a matter for the trustees of each museum.National museums are prevented by law from “deaccessioning” objects in their collections unless, ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-09/72368
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1367337
- uk · wq-1367337 · source updated 16 November 2021