§ 29. Mr. David EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what steps he is taking to preserve old monuments.
§ Mr. SproatMy right hon. Friend has a duty to compile and maintain a schedule of monuments the purpose of which is to provide them with statutory protection. English Heritage's monuments protection programme is identifying monuments of national importance and it is expected that within the next 10 years 70 to 80 per cent. of the monuments identified by the programme will have been472W scheduled. English Heritage also intends over the next two to three years to carry out work to identify those monuments most at risk, so that they can be given priority for scheduling during the remainder of the programme.