§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether field surveyors connected with Ordnance Survey will be allowed or encouraged to take part in simultaneous archaeological work.
§ Mr. OakesNo. Special expertise is necessary to recognise certain archaeological features. However, topographical and archaeological surveyors work closely together in each area.
§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what funds have been made available for archaeological work in Scotland, and, in particular in the county of Angus, in the past five years.
§ Mr. CroslandExpenditure in Scotland over the past five years on archaeological excavations has been as follows:
£ 1970–71 7,056 1971–72 12,442 1972–73 16,616 1973–74 29,929 1974–75 26,084 Total 92,127 No such excavations have been carried out in Angus during the period in question.
In addition a certain amount of archaeological study has been carried out as part of the general programme of conservation and preservation of ancient monuments but it is not possible without over-proportionate effort to segregate expenditure on this from that on the overall programme. Field work in Angus leading to the scheduling of 10 ancient monuments has also been carried out over the period.