§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What have been the annual grants which they have made to the Royal Parks Agency since 1992, and within those to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens; whether the agency publishes detailed accounts; and, if so, whether they will place a copy of the accounts in the Library of the House. HL2610
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyResponsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency under its Chief Executive, David Welch, and I have therefore asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter to Lord Kennet from the Head of Policy of the Royal Parks Agency, Ms Viviane Robertson, dated 28 May 1999.
In the absence of the Chief Executive, David Welch, I have been asked by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to reply to your parliamentary Question about the annual grants the Royal Parks Agency has received from the Government since 1992 and the amounts allocated to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens each year.
The amounts are set out below, in £millions.
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Royal Parks Agency £ Hyde Park £ Kensington Gardens £ millions millions millions 1992–93 20.97 3.03 1.44 1993–94 22.91 2.36 1.47 1994–95 23.87 3.97 1.56 1995–96 24.69 3.94 1.61 1996–97 23.24 2.551 2.201 1997–98 21.70 2.251 1.451 1998–99 20.95 2.571 1.671 1999–2000 26.39 3.691,2 1.631,2 1 Excludes salary costs, as these held centrally since 1996–97. 1,2 Excludes funds to be spent on projects to commemorate Diana, Princess of Wales, as the two projects are being managed centrally by Headquarters. The agency publishes its annual report and accounts every year, a copy of which is placed in the Library of the House.