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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...