§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether English Heritage has commissioned, or otherwise obtained, an academic study of the heritage value of Stonehenge; if so, from whom; whether (a) Ministers and (b) the three Stonehenge Working Parties have seen it; and whether it will be available for parliamentary and public examination before the public inquiries which will consider the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's most recent proposals. [HL253]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyIn February 1998, English Heritage commissioned researchers from University College London's Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment to undertake a study to determine the "heritage value" of Stonehenge. Copies of the report were provided to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions in order to inform the inter-departmental working group's appraisal of options for improving the A.303. The interim results were reported to Ministers as part of their consideration of the proposals for the A.303 which have since been announced. Copies of the report have been placed in the Libraries of the House and the report will be available for public inspection at the exhibition on the A.303 scheme which will be held at Amesbury on 15 and 16 January.