7th December 2005, 12:47 PM
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is announcing today a new inquiry into the heritage sector.
The Committee is particularly interested in receiving evidence on the following issues:
1? What the Department for Culture, Media and Sport should identify as priorities in the forthcoming Heritage White Paper;
2? The remit and effectiveness of DCMS, English Heritage and other relevant organisations in representing heritage interests inside and outside Government;
3? The balance between heritage and development needs in planning policy;
4? Access to heritage and the position of heritage as a cultural asset in the community;
5? Funding, with particular reference to the adequacy of the budget for English Heritage and for museums and galleries, the impact of the London 2012 Olympics on Lottery funding for heritage projects, and forthcoming decisions on the sharing of funds from Lottery sources between good causes;
6? What the roles and responsibilities should be for English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund, local authorities, museums and galleries, charitable and other non-Governmental organisations in maintaining the nation?s heritage; and
7? Whether there is an adequate supply of professionals with conservation skills; the priority placed by planning authorities on conservation; and means of making conservation expertise more accessible to planning officers, councillors and the general public.
So there we go.... can we keep to the convention of comments preceded by the number. that will keep it easy to collate.
A kind of Wiki Consultation
Another day another WSI?
The Committee is particularly interested in receiving evidence on the following issues:
1? What the Department for Culture, Media and Sport should identify as priorities in the forthcoming Heritage White Paper;
2? The remit and effectiveness of DCMS, English Heritage and other relevant organisations in representing heritage interests inside and outside Government;
3? The balance between heritage and development needs in planning policy;
4? Access to heritage and the position of heritage as a cultural asset in the community;
5? Funding, with particular reference to the adequacy of the budget for English Heritage and for museums and galleries, the impact of the London 2012 Olympics on Lottery funding for heritage projects, and forthcoming decisions on the sharing of funds from Lottery sources between good causes;
6? What the roles and responsibilities should be for English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund, local authorities, museums and galleries, charitable and other non-Governmental organisations in maintaining the nation?s heritage; and
7? Whether there is an adequate supply of professionals with conservation skills; the priority placed by planning authorities on conservation; and means of making conservation expertise more accessible to planning officers, councillors and the general public.
So there we go.... can we keep to the convention of comments preceded by the number. that will keep it easy to collate.
A kind of Wiki Consultation
Another day another WSI?