HC Deb 03 April 1985 vol 76 c645W
18. Mr. John Browne

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what amount of money was provided in 1984 for (a) the preservation of man-made artifacts and (b) the preservation of endangered species of animals.

Mr. Waldegrave

During 1984–85 my Department made grants totalling £54.4 million to the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) and the Redundant Churches Fund; and grants totalling £21.3 million to the Nature Conservancy Council and the Zoological Society of London. The National Heritage Memorial Fund, which is concerned with both the natural and man-made heritage, received £29 million.