§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state in(a) cash terms and (b) at 1991 prices the funding provided from Her Majesty's Government to (i) Kew and (ii) Edinburgh botanic gardens; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryI have been asked to reply.
The planned grant in aid provision for The Royal Botanic gardens, Kew for 1992–93 is £14.3 million. At 1991–92 prices this is equivalent to £13.6 million.
Responsibility for the Royal Botanic gardens at Edinburgh rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland but I am advised that the planned 1992–93 grant in aid provision for the Edinburgh Garden is £5.4 million. At 1991–92 prices this is equivalent to £5.1 million.