HC Deb 22 February 1995 vol 255 c215W
Sir Cranley Onslow

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assessment of the value of the published and archived historical and archaeological information resulting from licensed work on protected wreck sites has been made by(a) his Department and (b) the archaeological diving unit at St. Andrews.

Mr. Dorrell

[holding answer 20 February 1995]: None. Bibliographical references to published work on protected sites are detailed in the ADU's "Guide to Historic Wreck Sites".

Sir Cranley Onslow

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will now commission a review of the working of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

Mr. Dorrell

[holding answer 20 February 1995]: The existing provisions of the 1973 Act have served well in the protection of our underwater heritage.

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