United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 57059
Further Education: Public Statues
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9 June 2020
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18 June 2020 · Answer
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18 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) universities and (b) colleges on the display of statues of former slave trade owners; and if he will make a statement.
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9 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) universities and (b) colleges on the display of statues of former slave trade owners; and if he will make a statement.
Source: Commons
18 June 2020
Answer
No such guidance has been issued. Historic England, as the Government’s adviser on the historic environment have set out their position on contested heritage. This highlights how removing difficult and contentious parts of the historic environment can ris...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-09/57059
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1202002
- uk · wq-1202002 · source updated 18 June 2020