🎨 Business without Debate

• The House of Commons resolved to request a report from His Majesty about a painting called “Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy” by Henry Gibbs, which is currently held by the Tate Gallery. The report was prepared by Sir Alan Moses, Chairman of the Spoliation Advisory Panel, and dated 28 March 2025.

• Chris McDonald, a Labour MP from Stockton North, proposed that the House should sit in private, but this motion was rejected. The vote resulted in 0 members voting in favor (Ayes) and 44 members voting against (Noes).

The transcript of the parliamentary session provided shows a very low level of disagreement. The session was focused on a specific and seemingly non-controversial motion to obtain a report from the Spoliation Advisory Panel regarding a painting. The only recorded action that could be considered a point of contention was the motion by Chris McDonald to have the House sit in private, which was immediately put to a vote and overwhelmingly rejected with no votes in favor and 44 votes against. This brief interaction does not suggest a significant disagreement, as the motion to sit in private is a standard procedure that can be moved in any session, and its rejection was unanimous. There were no recorded speeches or debates indicating differing opinions on the main topic of the session, the report on the painting. Therefore, the session can be rated as having very minimal disagreement, warranting a rating of 1 on a scale of 1 to 5.