That point was made by my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) earlier. The fact that there have been no convictions does not necessarily imply that the Act is not working—it is important to have it on the statute book. I do not believe that this country is full of dodgy art dealers who wilfully ignore the law and deal in plainly illegally exported objects.
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
John Whittingdale
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 31 October 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill [Lords].
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