§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civil servants are employed in his Department on matters relating to(a) the heritage and (b) archaeology.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 10 March 1992]: The heritage division of my Department has 41 staff, 12 of whom deal with archaeology. They are supported by English Heritage who are my statutory advisers on conservation matters. My Department's conservation unit, which advises on the good management of the Government's own historic estate, has five staff. In addition, staff in this and other Departments who are engaged on building construction and maintenance programmes recognise and discharge responsibilities for heritage conservation.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what expenditure was made by his Department in the last financial year for which figures are available on(a) the heritage and (b) archaeology.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 10 March 1992]: The Department's expenditure on the heritage in 1990–91 was £148.4 million. The estimated outturn for 1991–92 is £176.5 million. Expenditure on archaeology, within the heritage total, is funded through English Heritage and the Royal Commission on the historical monuments of England, whose archaeology expenditure in 1990–91 was £8.1 million and £1.8 million respectively.