Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Protecting built heritage
Status: Open
Opened: 16 Dec 2024
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation. The inquiry will examine issues with funding and whether current finance models are suitable and accessible. It will also engage with how the Government can tackle practical and regulatory challenges, such as …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2026 | Fazima Osborn · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Mark Chivers · Cabinet Office, The Baroness Twycross · Department for Culture, Media and Sport | View ↗ |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Emma Squire · Historic England, Ian Morrison · Historic England, Major General Andy Sturrock · Ministry of Defence, Mark Bourgeois · Cabinet Office, Richard McSeveney · Ministry of Justice | View ↗ |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Councillor Julie Jones-Evans · Local Government Association's Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, Eilish McGuinness · National Lottery Heritage Fund, Geoff Parkin · English Heritage, Jennifer Cooke · Smith Jenkins Planning & Heritage, Matthew Mckeague · Architectural Heritage Fund, Sarah Buckingham · Jersey Heritage | View ↗ |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Andrew Lovett · Black Country Living Museum, Becky Payne · Historic Religious Buildings Alliance, Emily Gee · Church of England, Joshua McTaggart · Theatres Trust, Michael Kill · Night Time Industry Association, The Reverend Paula Griffiths | View ↗ |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Alice Loxton, Ben Cowell OBE · Historic Houses, Camilla Finlay · Clews Architects, Dr Tegwen Roberts · Eldon Street (Barnsley) High Street Heritage Action Zone, Hilary McGrady · National Trust, Professor Vanessa Toulmin · Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Mark Chivers, Government Chief Property Officer, Office of Governme… |
| 3 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, reg… |
| 3 Feb 2026 | — | Email from Ministry of Defence, regarding Protecting built heritage oral eviden… |
| 3 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Mark Bourgeois, Chief Executive, Government Property Agency, Cabine… |
| 28 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, reg… |
| 20 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Emma Squire CBE, Co-Chief Executive, Historic England, regarding or… |
| 20 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Ben Cowell OBE, Director General, Historic Houses, regarding Listed… |
| 9 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Geoff Parkin, Interim Chief Executive, English Heritage, regarding … |
| 25 Nov 2025 | — | Email from Luke Cannell, Communications Support Officer, Local Government Assoc… |
| 25 Nov 2025 | — | Email from Jennifer Cooke, Director, Smith Jenkins Planning & Heritage, regardi… |
| 9 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Ben Cowell OBE, Director General, Historic Houses, regarding protec… |
| 9 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Gambling and Heritage, regarding th… |
| 2 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Andrew Lovett, Director and Chief Executive, Black Country Living M… |
| 2 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Michael Kill, Chief Executive, Night Time Industry Association, reg… |
| 2 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Emily Gee, Director for Cathedral and Church Buildings, Church of E… |
| 2 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Hilary McGrady, Director General, National Trust, regarding Protect… |
| 24 Jul 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Committee Chair, to Baroness Twycross, M… |
| 13 May 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Ben Cowell OBE, Director General, Historic Houses, regarding minimu… |