§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What, over the last two decades, have been the costs to the public purse (including private finance initiative-related costs) for studies, advice, consultancies conferences, publicity and consultations relating to Stonehenge. [HL1625]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyComprehensive figures covering the whole of the last two decades are not available. English Heritage took over responsibility for Stonehenge in 1984. It incurred no expenditure on the site between 1984 and 1991 beyond that related to its normal day-to-day responsibilities. Between 1990–91 and 1997–98, English Heritage incurred costs of some £3.7 million in relation to proposals for a new visitor centre and improving the setting of Stonehenge. Since 1993, the Highways Agency has incurred expenditure totalling some £1.8 million in developing the Amesbury to Berwick Down improvement scheme for the A.303. This 10.4 km stretch of the road passes Stonehenge, but it is difficult to attribute a specific element of the expenditure to the site itself.