§ Mr. AllasonTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what representations she has received regarding the future of Bletchley Park; and what action she proposes to take. [20673]
§ Mr. SproatMy Department has so far received around 120 letters on Bletchley Park. The Bletchley Park trust applied to the Heritage lottery fund in 1995 for funding towards the preservation of the park but was turned down. Decisions on applications to the Heritage lottery fund are made by the trustees of the National Heritage memorial fund and Ministers cannot intervene. However, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State met the chairman and chief executive of the Bletchley Park trust on 3 March to hear about their proposals for the site. She wished them well with any new application they chose to submit.
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