§ Mr. Francis Noel-Bakerasked the Minister of Public Building and Works, if he will take the whole of the remaining area of the scheduled monument known as Durrington Walls into his Department's guardianship; and what consultations he has had with the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society and other local learned societies concerning this and other ancient monuments.
§ Mr. MellishI am at present considering what steps should be taken to preserve this site in accordance with recommendations made to me by the Ancient Monuments Board for England.
My Department have not themselves had consultations with the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society or any other local society.