§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends to make a contribution to the national appeal to raise funds for the purchase of the farm buildings at Coate, near Swindon, where Richard Jefferies, the naturalist, was born and spent most of his life.
§ Mr. CroslandMy information is that the farm buildings associated with Richard Jefferies are already owned by Thamesdown Borough Council and that the appeal is to provide funds for the restoration of some of the outbuildings. It is open to the owners to apply to the Historic Building Council for a grant towards the cost of repairs.