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Proceeding contribution from David Drew (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 January 2007. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Heritage.


Heritage

Should the wider community not regard it as an obligation regardless of religious affiliation to look after those great buildings? That is something that I have tried to encourage in my constituency. Far too often religious buildings are a minority interest and it is left to the people who chose to worship there to maintain them. That is clearly wrong, but at the same time those buildings should be made more applicable to community use—surely that would be a way forward.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c539-40WH 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
Cultural heritage Churches Cathedrals Finance Historic buildings English Heritage Libraries Local government Olympic Games Museums and galleries Listed buildings VAT Wrecks Tourism Department for Culture, Media and Sport Heritage Lottery Fund World Heritage sites
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk