{"id":217,"date":"2008-12-03T18:47:17","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T18:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=217"},"modified":"2010-03-19T18:47:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T18:47:42","slug":"heritage-protection-bill-delays-disappoint-ihbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Protection Bill delays disappoint IHBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"id1\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The Queen\u2019s Speech  today confirmed recent speculation that the Heritage Protection Bill for England  &amp; Wales will not progress in the current parliament. Despite extensive  support for the changes proposed, \u2018credit crunch\u2019 legislation will take  priority. Dave Chetwyn, Chair of the Institute of Building Conservation (IHBC),  the professional body for built environment conservation specialists, said: \u2018We  understand the gravity of the credit crisis, but after nearly a decade of hard  work across the sector, we are hugely disappointed that the reforms contained in  the Bill are, at least for now, on hold.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Mr Chetwyn also said: \u2018We  advocate further reductions in VAT on building refurbishments to boost key  labour-intensive areas of the development sector and deliver much needed  economic stimulus. As the key professional body for historic environment  specialists, the IHBC has already invested heavily in the Bill\u2019s development,  and we will continue to reinforce the potential of conserving places to key  government priorities.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Dr Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly, IHBC director, confirmed that  the IHBC would maintain its focus on effective, inclusive and transparent  conservation. He said: \u2018Our volunteers have worked hard to help people  understand better the benefits &#8211; economic, cultural and social &#8211; of conserving  our valued places, as well as the challenges. Legislative delays may slow  progress but, like extra time, it can help us make sure the final result is the  right result!.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>References:<br \/>\nThe IHBC: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/\">www.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><br \/>\nQueen\u2019s Speech: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/Page17665\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/Page17665\">http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/Page17665<\/a><br \/>\nResponse by IHBC, RTPI, RICS, RIBA, CIOB POS to the draft Heritage  Protection Bill: <a title=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5ovvln\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5ovvln\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5ovvln<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Queries:<br \/>\nSe\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly: (0131) 5583671; <a title=\"mailto:director@ihbc.org.uk\" href=\"mailto:director@ihbc.org.uk\">director@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queen\u2019s Speech today confirmed recent speculation that the Heritage Protection Bill for England &amp; Wales will not progress in the current parliament. Despite extensive support for the changes proposed, \u2018credit crunch\u2019 legislation will take priority. Dave Chetwyn, Chair of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=217\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}