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Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

UIN HL14565, tabled on 24 March 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ratify the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Answered on

31 March 2021

The Government values the profound contribution of the UK’s craft workers, artisans and artists to the preservation of our unique intangible heritage. We are exploring the merits of ratifying the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, as a potential addition to the broad range of support measures which already exist for this vital aspect of our nation’s life.