To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which English Heritage sites (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have visited since appointment; and on what dates. (181949)

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has not yet visited any English Heritage sites in the short time since he took office. On his second day as Culture Secretary, he visited the International Slavery Museum which is situated on Liverpool’s Albert Dock, part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City World Heritage Site. His predecessor, the right hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (James Purnell) visited the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, on 31 October 2007 for the launch of Heritage Counts.

I visited Castle Acre Priory on 8 July 2007 and Stonehenge on 6 September 2007. I have, of course, visited a number of sites in my personal capacity.

My hon. Friend the Minister for Sport has not visited any properties owned or managed by English Heritage in his official capacity.