§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what legal investigation is to be carried out by his Department into the case of the Icklingham bronzes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Charles WardleAfter an investigation by Suffolk Constabulary the Crown Prosecution Service decided that there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone with criminal offences. The question of ownership of the Icklingham bronzes is now a matter for the civil courts and not something in which the Home Office can intervene.