§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations have been made to her regarding the need to restrict the export of archaeological material, manuscripts and archives; and if she will reduce the value at which licences are required for exports in order to keep together groups of materials less than the present limit, for the purposes of study and for the preservation of historical material.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe export of manuscripts and archives 100 years old or more, and of archaeological material buried or concealed 100 years or more before the date of export, is already controlled without a minimum value limit.428W No representations have been made to me on the need to control the export of archaeological material less than 100 years old. My noble Friend the Paymaster-General is considering the position with regard to manuscripts, documents and archives under 100 years old, in the light of the conflicting comments received following the Green Paper on this subject issued in January, 1970.