§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement on the future of Bletchley Park as a museum dedicated to the cryptographers of world war two.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 14 January 1993]: Bletchley Park is at present owned partly by the Government and partly by British Telecom, both of whom plan to dispose of the site now that it is no longer needed for their own purposes. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State looks on disposal as the opportunity to create at Bletchley Park a visible record of the code-breaking activities which took place there during world war 2. Departmental officials, and British Telecom too, are in touch with the Bletchley Park Trust about the trust's proposals for acquiring part of the site and developing a museum there. These discussions are aimed at translating the present proposals into firm plans.