HL Deb 22 July 1998 vol 592 cc106-7WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will reconsider their decision not to return the Parthenon marbles to Athens, in the light of the further information in the book Lord Elgin and the Marbles by William St. Clair, recently published by Oxford University Press. [HL2679]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

No. In our view, Mr. St. Clair's book does not contain any information which requires reconsideration of the decision that the Parthenon sculptures should remain at the British Museum.