Information between 19th April 2022 - 18th May 2024
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Business of the House
97 speeches (10,912 words) Thursday 16th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) Counties and Russell Grant, in particular, for all the work they do to promote the importance of the historic - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
112 speeches (57,201 words) Wednesday 8th November 2023 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Bruce of Bennachie (LD - Life peer) For example, in the 1970s, historic counties, centuries old, were swept away to be replaced by a hodge-podge - Link to Speech |
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Water Quality: Sewage Discharge
210 speeches (32,806 words) Tuesday 25th April 2023 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Paula Barker (LAB - Liverpool, Wavertree) For centuries, it was the boundary between the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. - Link to Speech |
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Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)
57 speeches (13,180 words) Committee stage: 7th sitting Thursday 30th June 2022 - Public Bill Committees Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Tim Farron (LDEM - Westmorland and Lonsdale) rather than local, purposes.Remember that Cumbria itself was established in the early 1970s, when the historic - Link to Speech |
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Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)
132 speeches (29,126 words) Committee stage: 4th sitting Thursday 23rd June 2022 - Public Bill Committees Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Darren Henry (CON - Broxtowe) I think that is a missed opportunity for historic counties in England. - Link to Speech |
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Cultural Heritage
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) Tuesday 30th April 2024 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government is taking steps to protect the historic county status of (a) Essex and (b) other counties. Answered by Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) The Government attaches great importance to our country’s history and traditions and encourages recognition of our historic counties, often marked by local celebrations on county days. I write to local leaders to encourage and support these celebrations throughout the year. This year, there are 56 registered historic county flags across Great Britain, which includes the addition of three new flags for Banffshire, Berwickshire and Morayshire. My department proudly flies each registered county flag in Whitehall to mark county days, and this includes flying the flag for Essex. |
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Lord-Lieutenants
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) Monday 22nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his Department’s policy to reintroduce Lord Lieutenancies of the historic counties abolished upon the creation of Greater London in 1965. Answered by Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) The allocation of Lieutenancies to counties was set out in the 1997 Lieutenancies Act and there are currently no plans to amend it. The Government attaches great importance to the history and traditions of this country and recognises that the tapestry of our historic counties is one of the bonds that draws the nation together. Whilst the Government shares your enthusiasm for promoting historic counties, it has no plans for any legislation on historic counties. |
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Local Government: Cultural Heritage
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) Friday 26th May 2023 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to issue guidelines to ensure that county days are principally used to celebrate historic counties rather than administrative areas of county councils. Answered by Dehenna Davison The Government attaches great importance to the history and traditions of this country. I am happy to confirm to my Hon. Friend that guidance for local authorities was published in 2019, which emphasises the significance of historic counties. |
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Tuesday 7th November 10 signatures (Most recent: 20 Nov 2023) Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House commemorates the life and work of Daniel Angell Jones,1861-1936, a Harlech based botanist and schoolmaster, who served as Secretary and President of the British Bryological Society; notes that he was a much loved teacher and an acknowledged authority on ferns and mosses; further notes that his assistance … |
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British Heritage APPG Created on: 8 Apr 2024 To promote the heritage, traditions, history, and culture of the British Isles, specifically on areas such as flags, heraldry, national symbols, historic counties, and the celebration of patron saints. Found: and culture of the British Isles, specifically on areas such as flags, heraldry, national symbols, historic |
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Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish) - @GwynneMP
3 Nov 2022, 9:39 p.m. @atticusfinch104 @mcphh_mmu @HistoryManMet @McrHistory @mcrhistfest @UoMPGR @Manchesterpast @LocalCheshire @My_Stockport @stopinstockport @i_am_stockport And also why there’s a Lancashire red rose ? on one lion’s collar and a Cheshire wheatsheaf ? on the other, on the Stockport coat of arms. A recognition that the borough contains areas of both historic counties within its borders. https://t.co/wyQW5bq8MI Link to Original Tweet |
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Henry Smith (Conservative - Crawley) - @HenrySmithUK
21 Jul 2022, 7:14 p.m. Fantastic to see the 52 British county flags flying in Parliament Square. Pictured here those of Sussex and Surrey, the historic counties which are part of #Crawley constituency. https://t.co/mXv9zDrBo1 Link to Original Tweet |
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities - @luhc
1 Jun 2022, 2:29 p.m. Today we're celebrating both #DorsetDay and #PembrokeshireDay by flying the the flags of both historic counties above our offices! https://t.co/bzKLuwEqaB Link to Original Tweet |