§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to make provision for the recording by experts of all relevant data in respect of the workings of(a) shafts, (b) drainage channels and (c) other elements of industrial archaeology which are found at pits being turned into opencast workings; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Paul BeresfordNo; PPG16 "Archaeology and Planning" already gives general guidance on the handling of archaeological remains and discoveries under the development plan and control systems, including the steps that should be taken for their preservation or recording.872W In addition, MPG12 requires local planning authorities to identify, where possible, the location of mine entries and openings in surveys of their areas.