§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide figures to show the amount of public funds devoted to archaeological rescue operations for each year from 1970 to the present.
§ Mr. ShoreThe following are the amounts of grant allocated for rescue archaeology:
England Great Britain £ £ 1970/71 … 200,537 231,518 1971/72 … 297,492 329,219 1972/73 … 399,373 452,244 1973/74 … 715,644 799,102 1974/75 … 990,921 1,094,921 1975/76 … 1,512,500 1,684,000 1976/77 … 1,822,045 2,100,000 1977/78 … 1,890,000 2,200,000