Dec. 06 2023
Source Page: Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill: consultation - easy readFound: We need to think about the needs of future generations. 2 The Scottish Government’s Wellbeing
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to preserve sites of local cultural heritage.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
His Majesty’s Government is committed to protecting the historic environment for the benefit of present and future generations. DCMS is responsible for the statutory heritage protection system and welcomes applications — through Historic England — for heritage assets to be considered for designation.
Significant public funding is distributed to heritage assets across the country, via both Government and our key partners such as Historic England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Historic England provides funding for heritage through various grant schemes, including £11.3 million annually for Heritage at Risk. Historic England has also awarded public funding to 67 historic High Streets across England through the £95 million High Street Heritage Action Zone Programme, with the majority of this funding being used to repair and improve heritage assets.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund also provides funding for heritage projects with a community angle across the country, awarding more than £8.4 billion in Lottery funds to more than 46,000 heritage projects across the UK. The Fund has made awards in every parliamentary constituency in the UK.
Through the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund, HM Government is directly investing in many projects which benefit heritage across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The £150 million Community Ownership Fund is also open to groups across the UK to take ownership of heritage assets which are at risk of being lost to the community. Many of these projects are benefiting heritage assets in areas across the country.
DCMS also provides up to £42 million for the Listed Place of Worship Grant Scheme, which provides grants to reimburse the VAT paid on repairs and maintenance to the nation's listed places of worship, to support our historic spiritual architecture for the benefit of present and future generations.
Dec. 06 2023
Source Page: Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill: consultation - easy readFound: generations.
May. 09 2024
Source Page: Residents to hear Cumbrian plans to clean up metal pollutionFound: generations.
Written Evidence Mar. 05 2024
Inquiry: Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in GovernmentFound: SH referred to practice in Wales as set out in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act.
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: New multi-million pound action plan launched to protect the River WyeFound: Minister today (12th April 2024) has announced a new plan to better protect and preserve the River Wye for future
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: New multi-million pound action plan launched to protect the River WyeFound: Minister today (12th April 2024) has announced a new plan to better protect and preserve the River Wye for future
Apr. 04 2024
Source Page: UK Government saves six vital community spaces from closure in WalesFound: Ownership Fund will ensure these beloved establishments are protected, ensuring they will be around for generations
Mar. 23 2024
Source Page: Government saves over 80 community spaces from closureFound: the pot – will ensure these beloved establishments are protected, ensuring they will be around for generations