Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Bryant and James Asser

Thursday 3rd July 2025 Commons Chamber

[Chris Bryant]

Well, I have just been told that I am on the side of Wigan. [Laughter.] But there is a more serious point here, which is that the UK has 35 UNESCO world heritage sites. We are one of the two biggest contributors in the world to UNESCO and passionate supporters of it. There is a slight danger that if we have too many and we add too many to the list, people will start trying to take others off us, so we have to manage it carefully. None the less, the hon. Lady makes a good point about the historic sites in many of our constituencies that we need to preserve, not least as part of our tourism offer for international visitors.

[James Asser (West Ham and Beckton) (Lab)]

2. What steps she is taking to support children’s access to theatre.