§ Mr. Cordleasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will list the official and semi-official bodies concerned with conservation and the environment, and indicate the size of the grant they received from the Government.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe following bodies receive Exchequer grants through the Ministry of Housing and Local Government:
Body Amount (1969–70 estimate) £ Centre for Environmental Studies 111,000 Redundant Churches Fund 40,000 Keep Britain Tidy Group 15,000 The Countryside Commission is directly financed through my Department. Its estimated expenditure for 196970 is £309,000. In addition, the Department makes grants, on the recommendation of the Historic Buildings Council, for the repair and upkeep of historic buildings. These grants will amount to over £500,000 in 1969–70.