Bayeux Tapestry

(asked on 30th November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received about the UK temporarily hosting the Bayeux Tapestry.


Answered by
John Glen Portrait
John Glen
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
This question was answered on 5th December 2017

We are aware of the Honourable Member’s support for the UK temporarily housing the Bayeux Tapestry. Cultural exchanges between France and the UK are flourishing, and we want to ensure they continue to do so. Individual loans are a matter for the relevant institutions, but I shall certainly register with my French counterpart the willingness of UK museums to host the Tapestry, should a suitable opportunity arise.

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