§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assistance her Department is giving in saving for the nation Charles Darwin's home, Downe house, at Downe, Kent; and if she will make a statement. [39072]
§ Mr. SproatMy Department is providing grant-in-aid of £28.7 million in 1995–96 to the natural history museum, which took over the administration of Downe house in 1993. Decisions on how to spend this money are a matter for the trustees of the museum.