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Cultural Heritage

Asked by Dame Caroline DinenageConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 24 February 2025UIN 30997

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the findings in the report entitled Addressing the UK’s heritage skills crisis: why we must act now, published by the University of Manchester on 23 January 2025.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The government recognises the risk to the repair, maintenance and retrofit of older buildings arising from possible skills shortages. DCMS and Historic England are working across government and with sector partners to ensure the necessary workforce is in place.

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