§ 19. Sir Anthony DurantTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what grants his Department is making to support the preservation of great cathedrals.
§ Mr. BrookeIn April 1991, the Government launched the cathedral repair grant scheme, aimed at assisting with the repair of cathedrals and comparable buildings of other denominations. A total of £11.5 million, spread over the three financial years 1991–92 to 1993–94, was provided to English Heritage for this purpose. Following the autumn statement, I was able to announce an additional provisional allocation of £4 million for each of the two years 1994–95 and 1995–96 in order to sustain this very successful scheme.