§ Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether it remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government that no plans for road extensions will interfere with the security of Hadrian's Wall and that full consultation will take place on any proposals with the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Monuments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WatkinsonMy right hon. Friend the Minister of Works and I are fully alive to the importance of preserving Hadrian's Wall, which is scheduled as an ancient monument. I can assure my hon. Friend that any proposals made to me at any time by the highway authorities78W responsible for road improvements which might affect the Wall and its associated works will not be approved without the most careful consideration of the views of all the bodies concerned.