Lord Bassam of Brighton

I recognise the important contribution that Cluniac sites make to our country’s heritage - many of which are already well protected, such as the Grade I Listed Ruins of Lewes Priory amongst others included on the National Heritage List for England.

DCMS and Historic England have had discussions about Cluniac sites and the European Federation and the importance of these places receiving the recognition they deserve. I am pleased to see the network of Cluniac Sites in Europe, which includes sites in the UK, already has international recognition, being designated a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe in 2005.

With the large number of existing UK World Heritage Sites and our commitment to supporting UNESCO’s ambition for a more globally balanced, representative World Heritage List, the UK Government does not currently have any plans to consider additional sites for nomination to UNESCO, beyond those already included on the UK’s Tentative List.

The Government has made no recent assessment of the impact of a private copy levy scheme.

The 3rd Trade Specialised Committee on Intellectual Property under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement discussed Private Copying Levies on 23 October 2023 and the Minutes were published on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/specialised-committee-on-intellectual-property

Despite the global success of English football, the game has fundamental governance problems that have led to excessive and reckless risk-taking at too many clubs. Ineffective regulation poses very real dangers to our national game, threatening the stability of the football pyramid, impacting fans across the country. The King’s Speech set out our plans to address this with legislation to establish an independent football regulator.

We will introduce this legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.

Despite the global success of English football, the game has fundamental governance problems that have led to excessive and reckless risk-taking at too many clubs. Ineffective regulation poses very real dangers to our national game, threatening the stability of the football pyramid, impacting fans across the country. The King’s Speech set out our plans to address this with legislation to establish an independent football regulator.

We will introduce this legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.

When engineering work takes place, it is the responsibility of the train operators to ensure the provision of rail replacement bus services, via their contracted suppliers.

My Department does not hold the information on these costs at a granular level.