§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what proportion of those on the Advisory Committee for Historic Wreck Sites are(a) vocational divers and (b) archaeologists; [145776]
(2) who the members of the Advisory Committee for Historic Wreck Sites are; and what practical experience each member has in diving for historic wrecks. [145818]
§ Mr. CabornThe Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites includes members and observers drawn from a wide constituency of interests related to historic shipwrecks.
Jonathan Adams a diver and archaeologist has been carrying out archaeological investigations on historic wrecks since 1979, including the Mary Rose, the Grace Dieu and the Amsterdam.
769WDr. Lucy Blue an archaeologist and diver has been working on submerged sites for 15 years.
Stuart Bryan is the Sub-Aqua Association's Nautical Archaeology Co-ordinator, and has widespread experience of vocationally diving on submerged archaeological sites.
Dr. Alexzandra Hildred a diver and archaeologist has been carrying out archaeological investigations on historic wrecks since 1979, including the Mary Rose.
Jonathan Parlour is a vocational diving member of a licensed team carrying out archaeological surveys of the Coronation sites off Plymouth, which are both designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
Dr. Mark Redknap is an archaeologist and the diving curator of the National Museum of Wales, and has extensive experience of diving on historic wrecks including leading a team of volunteers to carry out excavations on the Cattewater wreck. He also led an expedition to the Smalls Reef, and has dived on the Mary Rose and Stirling Castle wrecks.
Robin Daniels is an archaeologist arid is the non-diving licensee of a designated wreck site. As this is in the intertidal zone, diving is not necessary.
Margaret Deacon is a non-diving representative of the oceanographic research community.
Patrick Griggs is a non-diving marine law specialist.
Wendy Robinson is a non-diving expert in the first-aid conservation of finds from the marine environment.
The Department intends to appoint an additional recreational diving representative on the Committee in early 2004.