§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many jobs in his Department's direct labour force for ancient monuments have been left unfilled since April 1979.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe Department's direct labour force engaged on ancient monuments work stood at 711 in April 1979. At the end of December 1980 this had been reduced to 593.
Miss Maynard asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those ancient monuments which are presently closed to the public due to lack of custodians.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe monuments presently closed to the public for lack of custodians are:
- Bayham Abbey, Sussex
- Bishops Waltham Palace, Hants.
- Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk
- Castle Rising Castle, Norfolk
- Chiswick House, London
- Dartmouth Castle, Devon
- Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland
- Furness Abbey, Cumbria
- Kirby Muxloe Castle, Leicestershire
- Langley Chapel, Shropshire
- Launceston Castle, Cornwall
- Maison dieu, Ospringe
- Mortimers Cross Mill, Hereford and Worcester
- Netley Abbey, Hants.
- Norham Castle, Northumberland*
- Pevensey Castle, Sussex
- Rotherwas Chapel, Hereford and Worcester
- St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, Kent
- Wall Roman Site, Staffordshire
- *Currently open one and a half days a week.
It is planned to reopen all these monuments by Easter Bank Holiday.