{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/652582.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":652582,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Permanently return the Parthenon Sculptures (Elgin Marbles) to Greece.","background":"Amend the law to allow the Parthenon Sculptures to be permanently returned to the Greek people.","additional_details":"The Parthenon is the most significant and sacred of all monuments in Greece and a global cultural symbol. It is now actively preserved, and the state-of-the-art Acropolis Museum is nearby. There is no reason for the UK to retain these sculptures which the Greek government and people fervently wish to be returned. In fact, this obduracy reflects badly on the UK as a progressive, modern and collaborative nation. We should do the right thing and return the sculptures back to the Greek people.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":9,"created_at":"2023-12-04T13:55:34.881Z","updated_at":"2023-12-15T09:41:03.093Z","rejected_at":"2023-12-15T09:41:01.926Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-12-06T19:51:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"The UK Government is not directly responsible for the Elgin Marbles, but we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nAmend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/642081"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}