Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town Excerpts

Thursday 3rd December 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab)]

My Lords, I turn the attention of the Minister to the other bit of the Question, which is about the physical building in this ancient area of Aldgate, just beyond the Roman and medieval city walls. What steps can the Government take to preserve this building? It and the Whitechapel Gallery alone have survived the replacement of our physical heritage by ever-more anonymous, overpriced sky-scrapers, which serve neither the local community nor the built environment.

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

I am afraid that this is not a matter for the Government. As I said in my original Answer, the Higher Education Funding Council expects any university to take appropriate professional advice when engaging in any major sales of its estate.