§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will explain the operation of CADW's programme of aerial monitoring.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsAn aerial monitoring programme was established for Wales in 1985–86 following the success of a pilot study initiated in 1983–84. The programme concentrates primarily on earthworks and field monuments with the aims of monitoring the condition of these scheduled monuments and recording the extent of the remains at each site. It is administered by CADW who provide grant-aid to the four Welsh archaeological trusts to undertake the work. It is expected that the whole of Wales will have been covered by the end of 1989 and consideration is being given as to how the programme should proceed after this date. Copies of all photographs are held in CADW and in the national monuments record held by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales.