§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many scheduled monument consent applications have been received by Cadw (Welsh Historic Monuments) since they came into existence; and how many of these have been determined;
(2) what is the estimated average length of time for the determination of scheduled monument consent applications by Cadw (Welsh Historic Monuments) since its formation.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsSince the formation of Cadw, 154 applications for scheduled monument consent have 487W been received, of which 110 have been finalised. The estimated average time taken to determine those applications was 23 weeks. Following the provision of additional staffing resources in Cadw, the average time taken to determine such applications in 1986 has been 14 weeks.