§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will consider providing additional resources to the Commonwealth Institute to enable urgent repairs to the copper roof to be undertaken.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe nature and urgency of work which may be required on the roof of the main galleries of the Commonwealth Institute, Kensington, is still being studied by the institute, and the implications for the institute's resources are not yet clear.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will state the amount of grant paid to the Commonwealth Institute in each of the past five years.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe total grants-in-aid from the Foreign and Commonwealth Vote for the last five years for the London and Edinburgh operations of the Commonwealth 233W Institute, including occasional ad hoc elements for special events, redecoration, maintenance and so on were as follows:
£ million 1987–88 2.665 1986–87 2.673 1985–86 2.515 1984–85 2.350 1983–84 2.518