HC Deb 29 January 1990 vol 166 cc71-2W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list all grant offers and section 3A repair grant offers made by English Heritage for each year from 1984–85 to 1989–90, broken down by recipient organisation;

(2) if he will list total grant offers made by English Heritage from 1984–85 to 1989–90, broken down by category of grant, further subdividing section 3A repair grants between church and secular grants and showing each category as a proportion of the annual total;

(3)what is English Heritage's salary bill for 1984–85 to 1990–91 in real terms and for each year, as a proportion of grant in aid;

(4)what is the total staff complement of English Heritage for 1984–85 to 1989–90 and the estimates to 1992–93;

(5)what proportion of grant in aid was (a) offered and (b) paid by English Heritage in grants from 1984–85 to 1990–91;

(6)what was the Government's grant in aid to English Heritage in real terms from 1984–85 to 1992–93;

(7)what were English Heritage's operating costs from 1984–85 to 1990–91, broken down by category and showing each category as a proportion of the annual total.

Mr. Trippier

[holding answer 26 January 1990]The detailed breakdown of expenditure on building repair grants, salaries and operating costs, and information on staff complement are matters for English Heritage. I have asked the chairman, Lord Montagu, to write to the hon. Member. Government grant in aid to English Heritage is as follows:

Cash Real terms at 1990–91 prices
1984–85 49.9 68.9
1985–86 52.2 68.5
1986–87 60.1 76.3
1987–88 65.3 78.7
1988–89 66.2 74.4
1989–90 72.4 76.0
1990–91 78.0 78.0

Grant in aid for 1991–92 and subsequent years is allocated provisionally and is subject to revision during the appropriate year's public expenditure survey.