HC Deb 16 November 1998 vol 319 c349W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the Government are doing to ensure that natural World Heritage sites are represented in the list of new tentative sites that will be put forward to UNESCO. [59374]

Mr. Alan Howarth

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I will carefully consider the responses to the recent Consultation Paper, which included suggested natural sites to be included in a new Tentative List of potential UK World Heritage Sites, before reaching a final decision on which natural heritage sites should be included.