§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give further consideration to including the site of the Rose Theatre remains in Southwark in their schedule of ancient monuments.
§ The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Baroness Blatch)We are pleased to announce that, following a joint request by CMD Property Developments Ltd and BriTel Fund Trustees Ltd and consultation with English Heritage, the Secretary of State for the Environment has today included the site of the Rose Theatre remains in his schedule of ancient monuments. Development of the Rose Court building, which includes the provision of sufficient headroom over the remains to allow for their possible future display, is complete. Scheduling at this time will ensure that any proposals for works to the monument, including works in connection with its long-term preservation and possibly display, would be fully considered through the statutory scheduled monument consent procedures.