§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the assessment of roads, byways, etc. in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, which the Highways Agency conducted in accordance with the new approach to appraisal, based on the concept of environmental capital, together with the estimate of the environmental capital value of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and an account of how this was worked out and by whom. [HL3781]
§ Lord WhittyWe are arranging for a copy of the review of the A.303 Stonenhenge scheme, including the 2 km tunnel proposed by English Heritage, carried out for the Roads Review in June 1998 to be placed in the Library. This review included preliminary versions of the New Approach to Appraisal frameworks to present quantifiable and non-quantifiable issues. The method of appraisal is set out inA New Deal for Trunk Roads in England: Understanding the New Approach to Appraisal.
The review provides a record of the position at that time but it should be recognised that there has been subsequent public consultation prior to the announcement of the preferred route on 25 June 1999.