HC Deb 26 February 1993 vol 219 c727W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment his Department has made of the location of plague pits for buried corpses in urban areas.

Mr. Maclean

The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England holds records on archaeological sites which include some details of burial sites of plague victims. Any such sites discovered in the course of archaeological excavations must be reported to the Health and Safety Executive.