§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many submissions he has received on his consultation documents proposing to set up a new quasi-autonomous body to be responsible for the national heritage; if he will list the organisations concerned, indicating which have supported his proposals; when he expects to announce his conclusions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HeseltineI have to date received 243 submissions from outside my Department.
I hope to announce my conclusions, together with a list of those who have responded, as soon as possible after the evaluation of the comments has been completed.