§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to place a statutory duty on local authorities to maintain records of archaeological sites and monuments. [101]
§ Tessa Jowell[holding answer 25 June 2001]: I have no such plans. The Government are, however, giving constructive consideration to the recommendation made by English Heritage in its report "Power of Place" that Historic Environment Record Centres should be established, and that electronic access to such records should be made widely available.