HC Deb 21 April 1980 vol 983 cc63-4W
Mr. Marks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list his Department's allocation of funds for rescue archaeology by regions and counties for 1979–80 and 1980–81.

Mr. Monro

The distribution of that part of the Department's rescue archaeology expenditure which was directed to archaeological units in 1979–80 is listed below. Because some archaeological units serve areas in more than a single region the information is given by counties or groups of counties. Allocations for 1980–81 have not yet been settled; I shall send details to the hon. Member as soon as they are available.

RESCUE ARCHAEOLOGY FUNDS—1979–80
County £
Avon, Gloucestershire, Somerset 157,266
Kent 48,388
Surrey 38,181
Sussex 48,965
Wessex (Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Wiltshire) 241,921
Cornwall 33,130
Devon 34,923
Bedfordshire 25,563
Buckinghamshire 25,817
Hereford and Worcester 25,250
Northamptonshire 58,262
Oxfordshire 42,194
Shropshire 12,112
Staffordshire 3,400
Warwickshire 10,240
West Midlands 31,354
Cambridgeshire 64,723
Essex 84,140
Hertfordshire 20,526
Norfolk 98,282
Suffolk 38,371
Greater Manchester 1,527
Merseyside 28,884
Cheshire 46,003
Derbyshire 31,711
Nottinghamshire 42,112
Northumberland 26,000
Tyne and Wear 6,709
Cumbria 51,591
Durham 23,098
Cleveland 3,691
Lancashire 46,026
Humberside 125,963
North Yorkshire 187,421
South Yorkshire 13,011
West Yorkshire 29,834
Leicestershire 33,039
Lincolnshire 126,511
Greater London 110.868
City of London 221,084