Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 89164

Cultural Heritage: Stone

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that public procurement for heritage projects support the use of locally sourced stone appropriate to local architectural traditions.

Answer

Ian Murray

Whilst DCMS does not have public procurement policies relating to the use of locally used stone, there are a number of ways in which the Government supports the use of stone appropriate to local architectural traditions. If anyone wants to alter or extend...

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