§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Works when he proposes to increase his inspectorate for ancient monuments so that the programme of scheduling can be accelerated.
§ Lord John HopeI shall shortly be reviewing the staffing of the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, and will take this consideration into account.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Works what safeguards he is adopting to ensure that tearooms and other public facilities, for which he is responsible, in or near ancient monuments are in keeping with the character of the historical sites.
§ Mr. R. ThompsonQuestions of providing facilities of this kind at ancient monuments for which my right hon. Friend is responsible are considered by a Committee under my Chairmanship on which the Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments and the Chief Architect are represented. One of the principles which my right hon. Friend has laid down is that nothing should be done which is archæologically or æsthetically objectionable.