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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to request that the British Museum (1) de-accession 11 Ethiopian altar tablets (tabots) which they have held since 1868, and (2) return them to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.  HL2497

Question HL2497: tabled on 7 September 2021 and due for answer by 21 September 2021

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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to request that the British Museum (1) de-accession 11 Ethiopian altar tablets (tabots) which they have held since 1868, and (2) return them to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.  HL2497
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat
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