§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about the working of the Field Monuments Act 1972; and if he will give details of payments made through its acknowledgement payments scheme for each year of the Act's operation.
§ Mr. William RossThe response in Scotland to the acknowledgement payments scheme has been disappointing and I am considering its future in consultation with my English and Welsh colleagues.
The annual payments made so far in Scotland are:
1972 (September to December) —5 payments totalling £237 1973 —30 payments totalling £691 1974 —77 payments totalling £1,542