Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
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.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
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.
Found: and culture of the British Isles, specifically on areas such as flags, heraldry, national symbols, historic
Mentions:
1: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) Given our historic links with both the Republic and Northern Ireland, it is vital that we allow the Bill - Speech Link
2: Gavin Robinson (DUP - Belfast East) I agree with him entirely, and I hope to draw on his point about our historic connections, which remain - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) As noble Lords will be aware, the Government agreed an historic devolution deal with Derbyshire County - Speech Link
2: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) We need to look at all those things as well as at the traditional districts and counties that we have - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Philip Dunne (Con - Ludlow) the border, in Shropshire and Herefordshire, there is a developing partnership with the equivalent counties - Speech Link
2: Philip Dunne (Con - Ludlow) The farming recovery fund has been a useful means of support to farmers in those counties declared eligible - Speech Link
3: Daniel Kawczynski (Con - Shrewsbury and Atcham) It is a beautiful, historic town. - Speech Link
4: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) He also listed a number of counties where the framework would apply, and stated that authorities had - Speech Link
5: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley) Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire, Northumberland and Cumbria—to name but a few of the counties - Speech Link
Jan. 12 2024
Source Page: Prime Minister's remarks at joint press conference with President Zelenskyy: 12 January 2024Found: And the Ukrainian people’s historic choice… …to be an independent democracy at the heart of Europe.
Jan. 01 2024
Source Page: Countryside hedgerows: protection and managementFound: such as a scheduled monument is completely or partly in or next to an archaeological site listed on a Historic
Mentions:
1: Edward Leigh (Con - Gainsborough) It is an historic market town with the Old Hall at its heart. - Speech Link
2: Julia Lopez (Con - Hornchurch and Upminster) We recognise the opportunity that historic high streets give us, and we have a £95 million high streets - Speech Link
3: Mary Robinson (Con - Cheadle) Cheadle Town FC have been a member of the north west counties football league since 1983. - Speech Link