§ 18. Mr. ConwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the planned expenditure of his Department on the royal parks, the royal palaces and other historic buildings in 1990–91 and 1991–92.
§ Mr. TrippierThe gross planned expenditure figures are £165.9 million for 1990–91 and £169–7 million for 1991–92. They include the re-use of income such as trading and visitor receipts for the occupied palaces, parks and the new Historic Royal Palaces Agency, and include grant-in-aid to English Heritage. This expenditure will permit improvements in the standards of presentation and preservation of our heritage and increase the enjoyment of visitors, and represents a significant increase over the current year.