Proceeding contribution from John Mason (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 March 2010. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Repatriation of Historical Objects.
Repatriation of Historical Objects
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He referred to people arriving at the airport, and it strikes me that some of them will be tourists. Does he think the boost to tourism of having the Lewis chessmen in Lewis would be greater than the loss to tourism in London from not having them? The effect would be much greater in Lewis, and London could probably cope without devastation if it lost such a high-profile item.
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- 2009-10
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- Westminster Hall
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- Cultural heritage British Museum Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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