MPs approve the Queen Elizabeth II statue in Trafalgar Square

The House of Commons has generally supported calls for the Queen to be honored with a statue on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square.

When former minister Sir John Hayes broached the notion previously, MPs yelled “hear, hear.”

Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96, according to the Tory MP, deserved a “fitting national memorial”.

“For me, a statue on the final plinth on Trafalgar Square would be ideal.”he continued.

Commons speaker Penny Mordaunt congratulated her colleague for the idea and promised to  “certainly”  bring it up with Michelle Donelan, the minister of culture.

“Clearly these will be matters that will concern many members and will involve other bodies outside of this house,” she said.

“But I shall certainly raise this with the Secretary of State for DCMS [Digital, Culture, Media and Sport] and ensure she properly consults members on their wishes as plans are taken forward.

Since 1998, the iconic London location has been host to a changing commission of artworks.

The End, a sculpture by Heather Phillipson that was the most recent Fourth Plinth commission, was taken down in August after spending two years on exhibit.

According to its website, commissions for the “established icon for London” are chosen “through public consultation and decision-making by the Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group, an independent panel of artists, journalists and curators”.

This then goes to the city’s mayor who “approves the winning artist based on the recommendations of the Commissioning Group”, it says.