Written question asked by Julian Sturdy (Conservative) on Monday, 10 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 October 2022. It was answered by Stuart Andrew (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 October 2022 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Queen Elizabeth II: Public Statues

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the potential merits of permitting the empty plinth of Trafalgar Square to host a permeant statue of Her late Majesty the Queen.

Answer: No specific conversations have happened between the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London on this topic, however the government is grateful for the many suggestions received to commemorate the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. The Government will carefully consider these suggestions as part of thinking about how we remember Her extraordinary legacy. Following the passing of the Deregulation Act 2015, consent from the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is no longer required to erect statues in London.

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