Written question asked by Michael Fabricant (Conservative) on Monday, 18 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Inland Waterways: World Heritage Sites
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department provides guidance to navigation authorities on attaining World Heritage Status for canal systems.
- Answer
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for nominating sites across the United Kingdom, the Overseas Territories, and the Crown Dependencies to UNESCO for World Heritage Status. The Department last updated the Tentative List of prospective World Heritage nominations in 2022/23.
Following the conclusion of this exercise, guidance was published on GOV.UK, which sets out the process for sites seeking World Heritage Status and advises those interested to contact the heritage agency responsible for heritage in their part of the UK (or the relevant Government authority if overseas) in the first instance.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 18968
- Session
- 2023-24
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Inland waterways World Heritage sites
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- 2024-03-21 18:34:06 +0000
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