Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his Department’s policy to reintroduce Lord Lieutenancies of the historic counties abolished upon the creation of Greater London in 1965.
Answered by Simon Hoare
The allocation of Lieutenancies to counties was set out in the 1997 Lieutenancies Act and there are currently no plans to amend it.
The Government attaches great importance to the history and traditions of this country and recognises that the tapestry of our historic counties is one of the bonds that draws the nation together. Whilst the Government shares your enthusiasm for promoting historic counties, it has no plans for any legislation on historic counties.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government is taking steps to protect the historic county status of (a) Essex and (b) other counties.
Answered by Simon Hoare
The Government attaches great importance to our country’s history and traditions and encourages recognition of our historic counties, often marked by local celebrations on county days. I write to local leaders to encourage and support these celebrations throughout the year. This year, there are 56 registered historic county flags across Great Britain, which includes the addition of three new flags for Banffshire, Berwickshire and Morayshire. My department proudly flies each registered county flag in Whitehall to mark county days, and this includes flying the flag for Essex.
Mentions:
1: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) that we are celebrating county flags; Parliament Square is wonderfully decorated with the flags of the historic - Speech Link
2: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) I am sorry to hear about that historic church in my hon. Friend’s constituency. - Speech Link
Found: traditions, history, and culture of the British Isles, in areas such as flags, heraldry, national symbols, historic
Mentions:
1: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Monday will be an historic day—I wish it had come decades earlier, but it is happening on Monday. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) Will she congratulate Middlesex Heritage, the Association of British Counties and Russell Grant, in particular - Speech Link
3: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) It is important that we celebrate our counties and everything about their cultural identity: their food - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire) It will also be a huge boost to the regeneration of Oswestry’s beautiful and historic town centre. - Speech Link
Jun. 26 2024
Source Page: Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2024/0045 Land at Wickham Hall Estate, Bishops Stortford, Uttlesford, CM23 1JGFound: maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties
Oct. 03 2024
Source Page: Participation Survey 2023–24 annual publicationFound: artefacts in the last 12 months [Note 14] Metal detecting to search for historic artefacts No Change
Oct. 03 2024
Source Page: Participation Survey 2023–24 annual publicationFound: artefacts in the last 12 months [Note 14] Metal detecting to search for historic artefacts No Change
Aug. 05 2024
Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officersFound: It is now being cancelled because, whilst useful at the time, it is now largely of historic interest