Buxton Memorial Fountain

HL Deb 18 March 1999 vol 598 cc110-1WA

The Earl of Sandwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have any plans to renovate the Buxton memorial fountain in Victoria Tower Gardens which commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1834. [HL1366]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Responsibility 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 to the Earl of Sandwich from the Head of Policy of the Royal Parks Agency, Viviane Robertson, dated 18 March 1999.

In the absence of the Chief Executive, Mr. David Welch, I have been asked by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the Buxton memorial fountain in Victoria Tower Gardens because it concerns an operational matter for which the Agency is responsible.

It is our long-term aim to restore the Buxton memorial fountain to full working order when resources allow. In the meantime we are carrying out maintenance and repair works as necessary to preserve the fabric of the memorial.