§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the world heritage sites in the United Kingdom indicating, in respect of each, the date of designation and how much each world heritage site has received from UNESCO, the Government, the European Union and lottery funds respectively. [HL4740]
Lord Mclntosh of HaringeyInformation on the UK's world heritage sites and their date of designation is shown in the table. UNESCO does not contribute any funding towards these sites and information on government, European Union and lottery funding can only be provided at disproportionate cost. I will write separately to the noble Lord with a fuller explanation, and will arrange to place copies in the Libraries of both Houses.
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World Heritage Site Date of Designation Durham Cathedral and Castle 1986 Fountains Abbey, St Mary's Church and Studley Royal Park 1986 Ironbridge Gorge 1986 Stonehenge, Avebury and associated sites 1986 Blenheim Palace and Park 1987 Palace of Westminster, St Margaret's Church and Westminster Abbey 1987 City of Bath 1987 Hadrian's Wall 1987 The Tower of London 1989 Canterbury Cathedral (with St Augustine's Abbey and
World Heritage Site Date of Designation St Martin's Church) 1988 Castle and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd 1986 St Kilda 1986 Giant's Causeway and Causeway coast 1986 Henderson Island, South Pacific Ocean 1986 Edinburgh Old and New Towns 1996 Gough Island Wildlife Reserve, South Atlantic Ocean 1996 Maritime Greenwich 1997 Heart of Neolithic Orkney 1999 Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications Bermuda 2000 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape 2000 Dorset and East Devon Coast 2001 Derwent Valley Mills 2001 New Lanark 2001 Saltaire 2001 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2003