HL Deb 16 February 1983 vol 439 cc329-30WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether there is a UNESCO Convention on the return or restitution of cultural property to countries of origin and whether the United Kingdom has ratified it.

Lord Belstead

There is no UNESCO convention with that title, although there is a 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. It has not been ratified by the United Kingdom.