Committees

Protecting built heritage

Inquiry

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 the availability of skilled practitioners, the managed decline of assets on publicly-owned land, and policy issues arising from net zero targets and planning policy.

Alongside this, MPs will highlight the importance of built heritage for economic regeneration and to community identities, as well as how those communities can be empowered to manage their local built heritage assets.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 3 February 2025.

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Past events

Tuesday 10 February 2026
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Protecting built heritage - Oral evidence 10 February 2026
10:00am
  • The Baroness Twycross (Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling at Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
  • Fazima Osborn (Deputy Director, Heritage at Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
  • Mark Chivers (Government Chief Property Officer, Office of Government Property at Cabinet Office)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 6 January 2026
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Protecting built heritage - Oral evidence 6 January 2026
10:00am
  • Emma Squire (Co-Chief Executive at Historic England)
  • Ian Morrison (Director of Policy and Evidence at Historic England)
11:00am
  • Mark Bourgeois (Chief Executive, Government Property Agency at Cabinet Office)
  • Richard McSeveney (Chief Property Officer at Ministry of Justice)
  • Major General Andy Sturrock (Director of Strategy and Plans, Defence Infrastructure Organisation at Ministry of Defence)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 4 November 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Protecting built heritage - Oral evidence 4 November 2025
10:00am
  • Eilish McGuinness (Chief Executive at National Lottery Heritage Fund)
  • Matthew Mckeague (Chief Executive at Architectural Heritage Fund)
  • Geoff Parkin (Interim Chief Executive at English Heritage)
11:00am
  • Sarah Buckingham (Director of Historic Properties and Environment at Jersey Heritage)
  • Jennifer Cooke (Director at Smith Jenkins Planning & Heritage)
  • Councillor Julie Jones-Evans (Chair at Local Government Association's Culture, Tourism and Sport Board)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 15 July 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Protecting built heritage - Oral evidence 15 July 2025
10:00am
  • Emily Gee (Director for Cathedral and Church Buildings at Church of England)
  • The Reverend Paula Griffiths
  • Becky Payne (Development Director at Historic Religious Buildings Alliance)
11:00am
  • Michael Kill (Chief Executive at Night Time Industry Association)
  • Andrew Lovett (Director and Chief Executive at Black Country Living Museum)
  • Joshua McTaggart (Chief Executive at Theatres Trust)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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