It seems increasingly likely that if the remains prove to be those of Richard III they will be buried at Leicester Cathedral.
Justice minister Helen Grant appeared to confirm the Government plan was for the bones to be reburied in the city.
Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis had submitted a question about the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's plans for the potential burial of the remains.
Ms Grant said in a written reply: "Should the remains be found to be those of Richard III, the current plan is for them to be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral."
A row broke out in Parliament last week after Worksop MP John Mann said the bones should be buried at Worksop Priory, halfway between Leicester and York, the king's ancestral power base.
Leicester South MP Jon Ashworth, speaking about Ms Grant's statement, said: "This is terrific news."
