§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if, in view of the fact that 244 of the 251 areas where the statutory lists of buildings of special architectural or historic interest are incomplete are rural districts, he will take steps to provide such authorities with financial and technical assistance to enable them to complete the physical surveys.
§ Mr. RipponBy 31st January, 1962, our investigators of historic buildings had surveyed 1,318 out of the 1,474 local authority areas in England and Wales. My right hon. Friend does not think it would be right to ask the local authorities concerned to assume responsibility for what remains of this task.