§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the total Government expenditure on the upkeep, care and protection of historic buildings and monuments in Scotland in each year since 1980.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 29 November 1990]: Gross expenditure by the Scottish Development Department on the conservation and presentation of historic buildings and monuments (including the royal parks) in Scotland since 1980 was as follows:
£ million 1980–81 4.983 1981–82 6.696 1982–83 6.850 1983–84 7.924 1984–85 8.610 1985–86 9.801 1986–87 9.681 1987–88 12.225 1988–89 14.775 1989–90 18.608 Planned gross expenditure in 1990–91 is £19.8 million.