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

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to meet representatives from UK Cluniac sites to discuss the progression of the European Federation of Cluniac Sites UNESCO World Heritage bid, and the inclusion of those sites on a UK tentative list.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

DCMS and Historic England, as our statutory advisers on heritage, regularly discuss sites and places we know to be interested in UNESCO World Heritage status, and have previously met and written to representatives from UK Cluniac sites.

With the large number of UK World Heritage Sites and our commitment to supporting UNESCO’s ambition for a more globally balanced and representative World Heritage List, the UK Government does not currently have plans to consider additional sites for nomination to UNESCO, beyond those already included on the UK’s Tentative List.

No recent formal assessments have been made by Historic England of sites for inclusion on the UK’s Tentative List. Applications to the 2022/23 Tentative List Review were assessed by an independent expert panel and the Government response was published in July 2023.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what conclusions were drawn from any recent assessments by Historic England of sites for inclusion on the UK's UNESCO tentative list, and whether they will publish those assessments.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

DCMS and Historic England, as our statutory advisers on heritage, regularly discuss sites and places we know to be interested in UNESCO World Heritage status, and have previously met and written to representatives from UK Cluniac sites.

With the large number of UK World Heritage Sites and our commitment to supporting UNESCO’s ambition for a more globally balanced and representative World Heritage List, the UK Government does not currently have plans to consider additional sites for nomination to UNESCO, beyond those already included on the UK’s Tentative List.

No recent formal assessments have been made by Historic England of sites for inclusion on the UK’s Tentative List. Applications to the 2022/23 Tentative List Review were assessed by an independent expert panel and the Government response was published in July 2023.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be participating in and engaging with the bid by the European Federation of Cluniac Sites for UNESCO World Heritage status of its sites, and whether they will ensure that relevant agencies are involved in the process.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

DCMS and Historic England, as our statutory advisers on heritage, regularly discuss sites and places we know to be interested in UNESCO World Heritage status, and have previously met and written to representatives from UK Cluniac sites.

With the large number of UK World Heritage Sites and our commitment to supporting UNESCO’s ambition for a more globally balanced and representative World Heritage List, the UK Government does not currently have plans to consider additional sites for nomination to UNESCO, beyond those already included on the UK’s Tentative List.

No recent formal assessments have been made by Historic England of sites for inclusion on the UK’s Tentative List. Applications to the 2022/23 Tentative List Review were assessed by an independent expert panel and the Government response was published in July 2023.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings and discussions they have had with Historic England regarding the bid by the European Federation of Cluniac Sites for UNESCO World Heritage Status of their network of European sites.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

DCMS and Historic England, as our statutory advisers on heritage, regularly discuss sites and places we know to be interested in UNESCO World Heritage status, and have previously met and written to representatives from UK Cluniac sites.

With the large number of UK World Heritage Sites and our commitment to supporting UNESCO’s ambition for a more globally balanced and representative World Heritage List, the UK Government does not currently have plans to consider additional sites for nomination to UNESCO, beyond those already included on the UK’s Tentative List.

No recent formal assessments have been made by Historic England of sites for inclusion on the UK’s Tentative List. Applications to the 2022/23 Tentative List Review were assessed by an independent expert panel and the Government response was published in July 2023.