House of Lords: Royal Gallery Frescos

Lord Grenfell Excerpts

Monday 12th July 2010 Lords Chamber

[The Chairman of Committees]

My Lords, as I said earlier, the House has looked at this issue over a number of years. I can only guess that the Germans would have been asked, although this technique was established in the middle of the 19th century so there is not likely to be anyone around with an original view on it. We have looked into ways of doing this and, so far, nothing has been found.

[Lord Grenfell]

My Lords, France’s heritage is rich in frescos, as we all know. If there is to be an international search for a good method of doing it, could we have some guarantee that the French would not be excluded on political grounds?