World Heritage Sites
Commons · Question 77140 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria her Department uses to choose sites for the tentative list for nominative UK sites to become UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 14 Oct 2025
DCMS carried out a review of the UK’s Tentative List in 2022/23 under the previous government. The process and application forms are available online, outlining the information required for assessment and the need to demonstrate the potential for Outstand...