§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total of all Government funds made available for archaeological work in 1972 and 1973; what is the estimate for 1974; and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. Channon£452,244 was spent out of Government funds on archaeological rescue excavations in Great Britain during the financial year 1972–73. £813,000 has been provided for 1973–74. It is hoped to increase this in 1974–75. Ex-490W penditure during the previous five years was as follows :—
£ 1967–68 153,873 1968–69 145,095 1969–70 205,238 1970–71 231,518 1971–72 329,219