§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether it is the policy of the National Heritage Memorial Fund to respond favourably to requests for endowments to assist the upkeep of heritage lands or buildings; and if he will list the endowments made or offered by the fund to date.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneRequests for endowments to assist the upkeep of heritage lands or buildings are considered alongside other requests for financial assistance in accordance with the fund's terms of reference, the resources available and priorities determined by the trustees. The following is a list of endownments given to date:
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£'s Chelsea Physic Garden Trust Chelsea Physic Garden, London 60,000
£'s National Trust: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire 1,000,000 Studley Royal, North Yorkshire 2,000,000 Belton House, Lincolnshire 3,825,000 Abergwesyn Common, Powys (towards cost of purchase and endownment) 100,000 National Trust for Scotland Islands of Canna and Sanday 285,000 Hill House, Helensburgh 400,000 Blairvockie Farm, Ben Lomond 100,000 Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire (first instalment) 441,000 Thirlestane Castle Trust: Thirlestane Castle, Lauder 650,000 Total paid to date 8,861,000
1980–81 £
per cent. 1981–82 £
per cent. 1982–83 £
per cent. 1983–84 £
per cent. (a) Buildings 580,000 27 1,450,000 30 64,150 2 9,191,042 62 (b) Paintings, museum objects and works of art 1,228,428 58 1,867,794 38 2,227,646 51 1,666,139 11 (c) Manuscripts and archives 148,644 7 142,625 3 386,775 9 924,230 6 (d) Industrial history, transport and maritime history 150,000 7 676,345 14 485,603 11 512,479 3 (e) Scenic and amenity land — — 544,042 11 1,038,116 24 2,381,838 16 (f) Nature conservation and land of scientific interest 23,523 1 221,021 4 130,675 3 222,637 2 Total 2,130,595 4,901,827 4,332,965 14,898,365