Can the British Museum Hand Back the Parthenan Skulls?

Arts Ministers had to bloody defend the British Museum keeping the Parthenan sculpture. On a technical question, can the British Museum hand them back if it wants to, or does it require the government's consent? As I understand it, so Parky will remember this, because we all, as Arts Ministers, had to bloody defending the British MuseumKeeping the Parthenen sculpture. The first argument was World Museum. You had to pretend the British Museum wasn't British in order to justify the British keeping the Parthensian sculptures. And the second argument, of course, is not a decision for us, it's a decision for the trustees. But as far as I'm aware, the