World Heritage Sites
(asked on 28th October 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with UNESCO on ensuring that world heritage sites (a) are protected from development by extraction industries and (b) encourage eco-tourism.
This question was answered on 5th November 2015
Officials from DCMS regularly meet with UNESCO, and discuss a range of issues covered in the Department's portfolio.This Government is committed to theprotectionofCulturalHeritage here and abroad.