HC Deb 25 October 1989 vol 158 cc465-6W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how far the negotiations of transferring Brodsworth hall, near Doncaster into the hands of the nation have progressed; and how much money the Government have put into the scheme to date.

Mr. Trippier

This is a matter for English Heritage and the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The Government have put no funds expressly into the acquisition of Brodsworth hall and its contents for the nation. If the negotiations with the owners prove successful it will be for English Heritage and the National Heritage Memorial Fund to find the necessary resources from their existing grant in aid.