§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what charge was made by his Department to the organisers of the Countryside March held on 1 March for use of the Royal Parks. [32833]
§ Mr. Tom ClarkeResponsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency under its Chief Executive, Mr. David Welch. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from David Welch to Mr. John Austin, dated 4 March 1998:
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question enquiring what charge was made for the Country side Rally on March 1.We made no charge for the march itself, although we are making a charge of £12,500 plus VAT to reimburse the additional costs incurred by the Royal Parks Constabulary during the march.