Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Angus Brendan MacNeil. The answering member was Baroness Hodge of Barking.

Repatriation of Historical Objects

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the repatriation of historical objects.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 507 c124-31WH
Session: 2009-10
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Hodge of Barking | 507 c130-1WH (Link to this contribution) I do not agree at all, but I was dealing with a separate argument about a particular historical link...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c131WH (Link to this contribution) I asserted what the chessmen were made of, where they were found and where they were most likely bur...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 507 c131WH (Link to this contribution) With the greatest respect, such caveats are usually put in because establishing such details is diff...; Andrew Pelling | 507 c131WH (Link to this contribution) Is such displacement of chessmen recognition, in many ways, of the decline of the economy of Trondhe...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 507 c129-30WH (Link to this contribution) Although I respect the hon. Gentleman's views, he perhaps does not appreciate my argument, which is ...; William Cash | 507 c130WH (Link to this contribution) On that analogy, the Minister might be arguing that the Bayeux tapestry should be returned to the Un...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 507 c131WH (Link to this contribution) The chessmen legally came into the possession of the British Museum. That is an important point. The...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c127-8WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his sympathy, and I am glad that we are building consensus a...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 507 c128WH (Link to this contribution) I join other hon. Members in congratulating the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Mr. MacNeil) o...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c127WH (Link to this contribution) As I have learned after being in this House for five years, the word of Plaid Cymru can often be tak...; William Cash | 507 c127WH (Link to this contribution) Hon. Members have mentioned the Staffordshire hoard and Lichfield cathedral, and both of those are c...; Adam Price | 507 c127WH (Link to this contribution) As ever, my hon. Friend makes his case persuasively, which contrasts with the somewhat intransigent ...; Bob Spink | 507 c129WH (Link to this contribution) May I take the Minister back to her digitisation argument, which works in both directions? If the Br...; Elfyn Llwyd | 507 c129WH (Link to this contribution) May I go back to what the Minister said about the successful Chinese exhibition? It was successful b...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 507 c129WH (Link to this contribution) The British Museum has made just such loan arrangements with a number of Scottish museums and instit...; John Mason | 507 c128-9WH (Link to this contribution) I completely agree with the point of sharing culture widely and seeing artefacts and so on. However,...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 507 c129WH (Link to this contribution) If the hon. Gentleman is arguing about how we came to have historical connections in one place, I ha...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c124WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to have secured this debate, Mr. Benton, and I am pleased to see the Minister in atten...; Elfyn Llwyd | 507 c124WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. We talk about the Elgin marbles and...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c124-5WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a good point. The matter affects not just the Outer Hebrides, Scotland or Wales...; John Mason | 507 c125WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He referred to people arriving at the airport...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c125-6WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a good point, and it is obvious that Lewis is bringing culture to London. Londo...; Andrew Pelling | 507 c126WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is reasonable in his acceptance that there should be a British museum in Lewis, w...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c126WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is a fellow soul with an interest in his nation's history. I am aware of the buri...; Bob Spink | 507 c126WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is making a compelling argument. I came here on the other side, but I am listenin...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 507 c126-7WH (Link to this contribution) Ultimately, I am looking for any mechanism whatsoever to get the chess pieces back to Lewis. From co...
Subjects: Cultural heritage British Museum Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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Repatriation of Historical Objects

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