§ Mr. Jeffrey Archerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many persons visited Kew Gardens last year; what was the revenue from admission charges levied on them; to what purpose was this revenue money devoted; and what was the administrative cost of collection.
§ Mr. Anthony Stodart1,080,000 people visited Kew Gardens in 1970. The revenue from admission charges was £13,000, which was appropriated-in-aid of the Vote of my Department, Class V(1).
It is not possible to isolate the cost of collecting the admission charge because the gates at Kew would have to be manned in any case. The cost of manning the gates is approximately £30,000 a year.
§ Mr. Jeffrey Archerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the administrative cost of operating the 1p admission charge to persons visiting Kew Gardens in May, 1971; and how much was raised thereby.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe admission charge to persons visiting Kew in May this year raised nearly £2,000.
415WIt is not possible to isolate the cost of collecting this sum because the gates at Kew would have to be manned in any case. The cost of manning the gates for a month is £2,500.