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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how will she ensure that places that are successful with their bid submission for the Tentative List for World Heritage Sites receive support to become a World Heritage Site.

Sites selected for the UK’s Tentative List will receive support from relevant Heritage Bodies to develop their bid and to pass a Technical Evaluation stage before submitting their nomination for the World Heritage List.

As part of the assessment process to be included in the UK’s Tentative List, sites must demonstrate they have sufficient support from stakeholders and sufficient funding for the future management of the site.