Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Prime Minister’s policy is on matters relating to contested heritage in (a) the Downing Street estate and (b) Whitehall departments what his policy is on matters relating to contested heritage in (a) the Downing Street estate and (b) Whitehall departments.

The last government introduced a policy relating to contested heritage, set out in the 2023 Guidance for custodians on how to deal with commemorative heritage assets that have become contested. That policy has not changed.