§ Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will stop the destruction of any part of the Natural History Museum.
§ Mr. Heseltine[pursuant to his reply, 17 March 1982, c. 144]: My decision to accept the inspector's recommendation that the trustees' proposals to demolish the eastern galleries should be allowed to proceed, subject to the height of the new building being lowered, was taken after very careful consideration of all the evidence. I am not aware of any further proposals to alter or demolish other parts of the museum. Any such proposals would, of course, be the subject of formal consultation between the trustees and the local planning authority in the first instance.