§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to reply to the policy review of the Royal Commission on ancient and historical monuments—England, Wales and Scotland undertaken by Peat, Marwick, McClintock; and when he expects to act on the report's recommendations.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe consultants' review was commissioned as part of a policy review of the three Royal Commissions undertaken jointly by the Department of the Environment, Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments, and the Scottish Development Department. Decisions relating to the Welsh Commission on the main points of principle raised in the KPMG report were announced on 20 February 1989. There remain further points of detail which affect all three commissions. These are under active 537W consideration and are the subject of discussion with the commission in Wales. We aim to conclude this further work by the end of the year.