§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the(a) surveys and (b) excavations that are currently being carried out of moated sites of archaeological interest in England and Wales.
§ Mr. BrookeEnglish Heritage's monuments protection programme is reviewing moated sites as part of the exercise to evaluate all known archaeological remains in England. It is not possible to provide a comprehensive list of all sites where surveys or excavations are currently being carried out because such activities can be undertaken by many different organisations and for a variety of reasons. Any works to a moated site which is a scheduled monument would require prior scheduled monument consent.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales is responsible for archaeological matters in Wales.