PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Monuments: Flags (2 March 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons English Heritage flies its own house flag over national monuments in its custody in preference to the Union Flag.
Asked by:
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Answer
The English Heritage Trust flies its house flag at its historic sites as an important way for visitors to identify its properties. Where properties have more than one flagpole, they are encouraged to fly the Union flag. To mark certain important occasions, flag flying protocol may vary, including on the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen (21 April) and on Remembrance Day when the Union flag is flown from all sites with flagpoles.
Answered by:
Sir David Evennett (Conservative)
7 March 2016
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