§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many United Kingdom sites have World Heritage Site status, broken down by government office of the region area; and what steps she is taking to gain recognition for other sites. [139396]
§ Estelle MorrisThe UK has 25 World Heritage Sites of which 22 are located within the UK mainland. A break down of these sites by regional Government Office is in the table.
In 1999, the Government produced a Tentative List of 25 sites that might be nominated for World Heritage Site status over the next 5–10 years. To date, seven sites on this List have been inscribed onto the World Heritage List and a number of other sites are preparing for nomination. Since 2002, only one nomination may be made each year.
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Government Office World Heritage Site North East Durham Cathedral and Castle Hadrian's Wall North West Hadrian's Wall Yorkshire and the Humber Fountains Abbey, St. Mary's Church and Studley Royal Park
Saltaire East Midlands Derwent Valley Mills West Midlands Ironbridge Gorge London Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Maritime Greenwich Palace of Westminster, St. Margaret's Church and Westminster Abbey The Tower of London South East Blenheim Palace and Park Canterbury Cathedral (with St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's
Church)
South West City of Bath Dorset and East Devon Coast Stonehenge, Avebury and associated sites Other Administrations Northern Ireland Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast Scotland Edinburgh Old and new Towns New Lanark Hearth of Neolithic Orkney St. Kilda Wales Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Castle and Town Walls of Edward I in Gwynedd