§ Mr. Hannahasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works whether he can give the House any information about measures proposed for the preservation of the remains of Hadrian's Wall?
§ Mr. HicksI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave yesterday, in which I stated that the attention of my Ministry has been called to recent damage to the wall caused by quarrying in the Greenhead area. My Noble Friend has therefore issued a preservation order which will restrict the working of this quarry so as to cause no further damage. The other active quarry in the district will cease by the end of 1944 and will be worked, in the meantime, in conformity with the wishes of my archaeological advisers. There is another area in respect of which negotiations are in progress for the prevention of quarrying. The remainder of the monument in the quarrying area is being protected by a preservation scheme which has just been confirmed.