Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Statutory Guidelines On Disposable BBQ and on open flames restrictions, issued by the national alert on 14 August 2026, is still in affect.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
The decision to issue the Emergency Alert on Friday 14 August was taken following direct requests from front-line emergency responders because national capabilities were at risk of being overwhelmed. The Cabinet Office issued the alert following these requests. The Alert was advisory in response to adverse environmental conditions. Transmission of the emergency alert ended at 23:00 on Friday 14 August. There is no formal decision point to 'end' the advice, instead, we refer to ongoing guidance from the emergency services and government's statutory guidelines on the ban for disposable BBQs available on www.GOV.UK. Please note that statutory restrictions apply specifically to the sale of disposable BBQs and do not apply to bonfires.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help preserve historic buildings in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Support for historic preservation across England is primarily delivered through Historic England, funded by DCMS, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
In East Grinstead and Uckfield, Historic England has focused preservation efforts on advisory casework, local listing recommendations, and monitoring five sites currently on the Heritage at Risk Register. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £8 million to 45 projects in the constituency since 1994, including more than £5.6 million across eight awards for the Bluebell Railway.
East Sussex has received direct investment through the High Street Heritage Action Zone in Hastings (now completed), supported by £1,625,000 from Historic England alongside £7,514,000 in match funding to facilitate projects like the repair and reuse of the Observer Building. Furthermore, grant funding has recently been awarded to support major conservation and regeneration efforts at Brighton Pavilion Gardens and Madeira Terrace in Brighton and Hove, as well as repair work at the Grade II* listed Mint House in Pevensey. Since 1994, the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded more than £138 million to 749 projects in East Sussex, including a 2023 grant of over £5.3 million supporting the restoration of the gardens of Brighton's Royal Pavilion.
Support in West Sussex from Historic England is primarily delivered through targeted specialist advice, council partnerships, and risk monitoring. Historic England tracks 43 heritage assets currently listed on the region's Heritage at Risk Register, while dedicating strategic support to key preservation initiatives, such as advising the Blake Cottage Trust on thatch conservation and partnering with local authorities on heritage-led regeneration in Worthing. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £76 million to 524 projects across West Sussex since 1994, including a 2022 grant of more than £2 million supporting the Woodland Trust's Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs project.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help preserve historic buildings in East Sussex.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Support for historic preservation across England is primarily delivered through Historic England, funded by DCMS, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
In East Grinstead and Uckfield, Historic England has focused preservation efforts on advisory casework, local listing recommendations, and monitoring five sites currently on the Heritage at Risk Register. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £8 million to 45 projects in the constituency since 1994, including more than £5.6 million across eight awards for the Bluebell Railway.
East Sussex has received direct investment through the High Street Heritage Action Zone in Hastings (now completed), supported by £1,625,000 from Historic England alongside £7,514,000 in match funding to facilitate projects like the repair and reuse of the Observer Building. Furthermore, grant funding has recently been awarded to support major conservation and regeneration efforts at Brighton Pavilion Gardens and Madeira Terrace in Brighton and Hove, as well as repair work at the Grade II* listed Mint House in Pevensey. Since 1994, the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded more than £138 million to 749 projects in East Sussex, including a 2023 grant of over £5.3 million supporting the restoration of the gardens of Brighton's Royal Pavilion.
Support in West Sussex from Historic England is primarily delivered through targeted specialist advice, council partnerships, and risk monitoring. Historic England tracks 43 heritage assets currently listed on the region's Heritage at Risk Register, while dedicating strategic support to key preservation initiatives, such as advising the Blake Cottage Trust on thatch conservation and partnering with local authorities on heritage-led regeneration in Worthing. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £76 million to 524 projects across West Sussex since 1994, including a 2022 grant of more than £2 million supporting the Woodland Trust's Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs project.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help preserve historic buildings in West Sussex.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Support for historic preservation across England is primarily delivered through Historic England, funded by DCMS, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
In East Grinstead and Uckfield, Historic England has focused preservation efforts on advisory casework, local listing recommendations, and monitoring five sites currently on the Heritage at Risk Register. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £8 million to 45 projects in the constituency since 1994, including more than £5.6 million across eight awards for the Bluebell Railway.
East Sussex has received direct investment through the High Street Heritage Action Zone in Hastings (now completed), supported by £1,625,000 from Historic England alongside £7,514,000 in match funding to facilitate projects like the repair and reuse of the Observer Building. Furthermore, grant funding has recently been awarded to support major conservation and regeneration efforts at Brighton Pavilion Gardens and Madeira Terrace in Brighton and Hove, as well as repair work at the Grade II* listed Mint House in Pevensey. Since 1994, the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded more than £138 million to 749 projects in East Sussex, including a 2023 grant of over £5.3 million supporting the restoration of the gardens of Brighton's Royal Pavilion.
Support in West Sussex from Historic England is primarily delivered through targeted specialist advice, council partnerships, and risk monitoring. Historic England tracks 43 heritage assets currently listed on the region's Heritage at Risk Register, while dedicating strategic support to key preservation initiatives, such as advising the Blake Cottage Trust on thatch conservation and partnering with local authorities on heritage-led regeneration in Worthing. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £76 million to 524 projects across West Sussex since 1994, including a 2022 grant of more than £2 million supporting the Woodland Trust's Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs project.