asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in order to preserve the amenities of Stonehenge as a national memorial, he will give instructions that no picnicking or unseemly litter shall be allowed inside the enclosure?

Yes, Sir. I am proposing to take steps to prevent picnicking within the enclosure, and I am issuing special instructions as to the clearing of litter and warning of offenders. I am informed that the custodians do their best to cope with this problem but have to deal as well with rubbish that is blown in or thrown from the adjoining public road. The proposed establishment of a car-park and the appointment of an additional custodian should help considerably to diminish nuisances.

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in order to remove public uneasiness, he will now publish the text of the deed under which the control of a part of Stonehenge now passes to his Department from the National Trust to whom it was conveyed by the Stonehenge Preservation Fund?

The deed is not finally completed, but I will certainly make its terms public at the earliest opportunity.