§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a special grant towards the repair and preservation of the mediaeval stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral, damaged by pollution and vibration, for which an appeal of £3.5 million has been launched.
§ Mr. CroslandNo. Successive Governments have maintained the position that their powers to make grants for the repair of buildings of outstanding historic or architectural interest should not extend to cathedrals as ecclesiastical buildings in use.