Petition · past parliament
Return the Elgin marbles to Greece on permanent loan.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Agree with the British Museum that they should be loaned back to Greece.
They were removed under dubious circumstances, Greece has now built a museum to house them.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
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: Amend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests.
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: Amend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests.
Timeline
| 28 Nov 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Dec 2023 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Dec 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.