{"id":7809,"date":"2014-06-08T18:48:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T17:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=7809"},"modified":"2014-06-08T18:48:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T17:48:33","slug":"ihbcs-school-sgs-culture-sec-on-responses-to-the-gsa-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=7809","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s school \u2013 SG\u2019s Culture Sec on responses to the GSA Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fiona Hyslop at IHBC Conferencfe 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs in the Scottish Government (SG), delivered a keynote speech at the IHBC summer school in Edinburgh that included a heartfelt statement on the government response to the recent Glasgow School of Art (GSA) fire as well as an impressive thanks to the IHBC for its contributions to recent developments in Scotland\u2019s heritage policies and legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Scottish government writes<\/span>:
\nThe Scottish Government\u2019s immediate response to The Glasgow School of Art fire underlines this government\u2019s commitment to Scotland\u2019s \u2018precious\u2019 historic environment\u2026.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the annual conference of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation in Edinburgh, Ms Hyslop highlighted the government’s swift action to partner The Glasgow School of Art in leading the retrieval operation, galvanise support and expertise from specialists across the culture and heritage sector and offer financial assistance in the wake of the blaze. ??She also reaffirmed the Scottish Government\u2019s strong vision to ensure the historic environment is even better understood, protected and celebrated.<\/p>\n

Ms Hyslop said: \u2019This Government is very ambitious for the historic environment. We value heritage for its own sake and for all the benefits it brings to people and their wellbeing. We equally recognise its importance in securing economic, social and cultural benefits through promoting skills development and in driving innovation.<\/p>\n

\u2019That is why I worked very hard to protect Historic Scotland\u2019s external grants programme, which remains at around \u00a314.5 million until March 2015.<\/p>\n

\u2018Our strong ambitions led to the development of Scotland\u2019s first strategy for the historic environment – \u2018Our Place in Time\u2019 – which sets out a vision to produce tangible benefits for our precious resource and ensure it is even better understood, protected and celebrated.<\/p>\n

\u2018More recently, our commitment to the historic environment was evident in our coordinated response to the devastating fire at The Glasgow School of Art. Historic Scotland, the Royal Commission for Ancient and Historic Monuments Scotland (RCAHMS) and the National Records of Scotland dispatched teams of specialists to offer technical, logistical, survey, archive and conservation advice and support. Our national collections and other cultural organisations are also playing an important role in the recovery operation.<\/p>\n

\u2019This collective response culminated in an announcement by the First Minister of a package of support for The Glasgow School of Art\u2019s Mackintosh Building Fire Fund, and additional support for any longer-term funding requirements for building recovery and restoration.<\/p>\n

\u2019These actions demonstrate the very high esteem in which this government holds its precious historic environment.\u00a0 With independence, Scotland would have a range of new opportunities, bringing new powers over the economy; new leverage over UK heritage funding in Scotland; and increased international representation.\u2019<\/p>\n

View the Scottish Government news release<\/a><\/p>\n

IHBC newsblogs on the GSA fire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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