§ Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Minister of Works when he will place Wingfield Manor, Derbyshire, in his guardianship, in view of the decaying condition of this beautiful and important 15th-century house.
§ Mr. MolsonOver more than twenty years, successive First Commissioners and Ministers of Works have expressed their readiness to accept guardianship of this monument, but the owners have never been willing to offer it. In April, 1958, the Ancient Monuments Board advised me to use compulsory powers under the Ancient Monuments Acts to secure its preservation if negotiations with the owners failed. Negotiations are still continuing, but I have warned the owners that in the last resort I shall use my compulsory powers.