§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a further statement about financial support for the Zoological Society of London.
§ Mr. HeseltineFollowing consideration of the report of a study team, the Zoological Society is preparing an operational plan on the basis of which further decisions on the society's future can be taken. Meanwhile the Government have agreed to make a further grant to the society during the current financial year. Parliamentary approval for a grant of £1.7 million will be sought in a Supplementary Estimate for the Central Environmental Services, etc. Vote (Class VIII, Vote 2). Pending that approval, the expenditure will be met as necessary by repayable advances from the contingencies fund.