§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average charge made for admission to visit ancient monuments in Scotland; what income is derived by these charges; what is the cost of looking after these ancient monuments; and how much subsidy is paid.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is as follows for the finacial year 1984–85. It does not include certain other items of income and expenditure related to the monuments, eg preparation and sales of publications etc. No specific allocation of funds is made in the form of a subsidy.
£ Average adult admission price for the 73 monuments for which a charge is made 0.48 Estimated income from admissions 1,530,000 Estimated expenditure on all ancient monuments in the care of the Secretary of State for Scotland (includes £4,800,000 estimated staff costs and associated overheads) 8,270,000