§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what has been the total cost to his Department of protecting archaeological and historic interests in the excavations between Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, and Norman Shaw North;
(2) what artefacts or other items of archaeological or historical interest have been (a) identified and (b) preserved in the excavation for the building works behind Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, and the Norman Shaw North Building;
(3) what agencies have been involved in investigating and monitoring the archaeological and historical aspects of the excavations between Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, and the Norman Shaw North Building.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe inner London archaeological unit undertook a small survey of part of this site in 1980 and a more extensive investigation was carried out by the central excavation unit of the Department of the Environment between May and July 1983. Very little of archaeological or historic interest was found and no significant costs were incurred on further protection.