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Stonehenge

We are mixing numbers up. The overall headline figure for heritage funding has dropped from £461 million in 1997-98 to £231 million in 2006-07. It might have increased slightly from last year, but overall there has been a net decrease. The Minister mentions VisitBritain, but if she cares to look at its website, Christopher Rodrigues, the chief executive, is said to have expressed"““real disappointment at the overall settlement level, particularly following ten years of static funding and the most challenging summer for tourism since 2001.””" The Minister is aware that funding for VisitBritain has remained about £35 million for the past 10 years. It has not changed—excluding the running costs of about £15 million; but this time the Government have decided to reduce that amount by £18 million in the next three years.