§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to reply to the policy review on the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments—England, Wales and Scotland that was undertaken by Peat, Marwick and McClintock; and when he expects to act on the report's recommendations.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 7 November 1989]: The consultant's review was commissioned as part of a policy review of the three commissions undertaken jointly by the Department, CADW Welsh Historic Monuments and the Scottish Development Department. We announced our decisions on the main points of principle raised in the PMM report's recommendations relating to the English Commission on 20 February at columns 496–97. There remain further points of detail which affect all three commissions. We aim to conclude this further work by the end of the year.