§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the cost to his Department of compensation paid to farmers resulting from damage during the Stonehenge pop festival in 1982.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe presence of the monument and the summer solstice celebrations are major factors in attracting the crowds which camp on the National Trust's property. The trust compensates its tenant farmers for damage done, and incurs other expenses. The Department contributes towards the trust's costs, and the 1982 contribution was £11,438.
§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the costs to his Department of the provision of lavatory facilities installed at Stonehenge in connection with the recent pop festival; and whether he is satisfied that adequate provision was made for the numbers involved.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe cost of the additional portable lavatories installed this year will be about £5,000. The provision of lavatories at Stonehenge is generally inadequate and I am considering what improvements can be made.