To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on how many occasions since 1997 a previously listed building has been de-listed (a) after English Heritage had advised against de-listing, (b) after English Heritage has advised in favour of de-listing and (c) because the building was fundamentally damaged; and whether any of the buildings de-listed were subsequently demolished. (82681)

Between 1997 and 2005 inclusive, 696 buildings were removed from the statutory list.

We do not hold data on decisions to de-list buildings in the format you request, and to compile it would incur disproportionate costs. Neither DCMS nor English Heritage holds data on whether de-listed buildings were subsequently demolished.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many buildings were (a) listed and (b) de-listed in each year since 1997; and how many had their listing changed (i) from grade I to grade II and (ii) from grade II to grade I. (82682)

The figures for questions (a) and (b) are set out as follows:

We do not hold a central record of cases in which buildings were upgraded from I to II or downgraded from II to I, and to compile it would incur disproportionate costs.