Rejected petition British Government To Return The Elgin Marbles/Parthenon Sculptures To Greece.

The British Government should return Elgin Marbles/Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum to Greece. If possible copies could be made for the museum.

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They belong to Greece and should be returned.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

The UK Government is not directly responsible for the Elgin Marbles, but we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Amend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/642081

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Date submitted 28 November 2023
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