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Written Question
Historic England: Public Appointments
Tuesday 11th July 2023

Asked by: Baroness Rawlings (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to announce who will be appointed as the new Chair of Historic England.

Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)

The process to appoint a new Chairman of Historic England is ongoing. An appointment will be made and announced in due course, in line with the Governance Code for Public Appointments.

Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 07 Jul 2021
Charities Bill [HL]

"My Lords, the London County Council’s children’s care committee was not a charity, but all of us were unpaid. Admittedly, that was a long time ago, and it was my first job. I trained subsequently as a VAD nurse and worked with the Red Cross for many years. Of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 01 Jul 2021
Channel 4: Funding and Governance

"My Lords, how long do Her Majesty’s Government calculate that Channel 4, in its present public and private independent structure, can survive as a going concern?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Destination Management Organisations

"My Lords, what support for the recovery of these organisations are the Government giving regarding the resulting instability of endless changing of the red, amber and green countries?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Mar 2021
Video-sharing Platforms: BBFC Ratings

"My Lords, I declare a past interest as a member of the first British video classification council, chaired by Lord Harewood. It was difficult then, so I ask the Minister how parents can be expected to manage their children’s screen time today, when there is such a lack of regulation …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 Jan 2021
EU: Musicians

"My Lords, I declare my interest as vice-president of the European Union Youth Orchestra. The outcome of Brexit was that the EUYO had to move to Bolzano and Grafenegg. As it tours constantly, can HMG make certain that the British players, who already have difficulties, can have multiple visas without …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2020
Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support Package

"My Lords, HMG got it right: support for the arts is vital. Does the Minister agree that without pantomime, we will lose all our regular theatres permanently beyond anything a grant can achieve? Pantomime gives more employment to more members of the industry than any other form of theatre. Its …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 May 2020
Covid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic Buildings

"My Lords, the plight of museums and galleries has been spoken to eloquently by previous speakers. I will concentrate on the inconsistences regarding restrictions on historic buildings and gardens, as mentioned by my noble friend Lord Crathorne and the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin. To survive, they need to raise money. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 May 2020
Covid-19: Sports

"My Lords, I welcome the Government’s decision regarding support for sporting activities. They are vital for the mind as well as the body. Tracing and tracking will be as important as ever. Can the Minister consider encouraging people to keep a daily diary on everyone they meet and everywhere they …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Apr 2020
Covid-19: Music Sector and Creative Economy

"My Lords, I applaud the Government on the way they have coped with this very alarming pestilence. Does the Minister agree that Covid-19 has had a dramatic effect on the music sector and the creative economy, a major source of the health of the country? Much of this is the …..."
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