§ 4. Mr. Roweasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much support his Department gives to help voluntary organisations.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security (Mr. Tony Newton)In 1982–83 the Department gave grants totalling over £15 million to voluntary organisations through 10 different schemes. I am circulating details in the Official Report. Mr. Rowe: Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the major values of the voluntary sector is to act as a critic of the monopoly public sector? Will he assure the House that in the allocation of grants critical voluntary organisations do not suffer?
§ Mr. NewtonI can give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks. We welcome constructive criticism as one of the great merits of the voluntary sector in a democratic society, even if it is sometimes uncomfortable for Ministers, of whatever party.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisIs the Minister aware that because of the Government's doubling of VAT last year the Spastics Society paid £428,000 in non-recoverable VAT? Is he further aware that, between them, six national charities for the disabled paid over £1 million in VAT? Why do the Government mug the good samaritans in that way? Will the Minister now stand up for the charities and tell the Chancellor to take his hand out of their tills?
§ Mr. NewtonThe right hon. Gentleman knows very well that those matters have been the subject of extensive consultation and discussion with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. I think that he also knows some of the difficulties. He is well aware that the Government, including my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, have taken many steps to assist charities in the past few years.
§ Following are the details:
| Grants to Voluntary Bodies under S64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968—General Scheme (Subhead K2(1)) | |
| £ | |
| Action for Dysphasic Adults | 7,500 |
| Action on Smoking and Health | 115,000 |
| Advocacy Alliance | 10,000 |
| Age Concern | 228,000 |
| Alcohol Education Centre | 68,000 |
| Alcoholic Hostels | 166,331 |
| Alcoholic Recovery Project | 61,750 |
| Alcoholism Community Centres for Education Prevention and Treatment | 35,400 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Society | 23,000 |
| Anthony Nolan Fund | 6,000 |
| Apex Trust | 7,000 |
| Association Aide a Toute Detresse | 5,200 |
| Association for all Speech Impaired Children | 8,000 |
| Association for Independent Disabled Self Sufficiency | 1,000 |
| Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus | 32,500 |
| Association of Breast feeding Mothers | 1,850 |
| Association of Carers | 8,000 |
| Association of Residential Communities | 12,000 |
| Association of Professions for the Mentally Handicapped | 6,000 |
| Asthma Society | 2,000 |
| Grants to Voluntary Bodies under S64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968—General Scheme (Subhead K2(1)) | |
| £ | |
| Baby Life Support Systems | 532 |
| Back Pain Association | 12,750 |
| Bexley Moorings | 10,500 |
| Birmingham Settlement | 9,000 |
| Blenheim Street Agency | 7,600 |
| Breakthrough Trust | 29,500 |
| British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering | 243,000 |
| British Association for Service to the Elderly | 2,000 |
| British Association of the Hard of Hearing | 17,333 |
| British Association of Immediate Care | 25,000 |
| British Deaf Association | 21,000 |
| British Diabetic Association | 1,500 |
| British Epilepsy Association | 22,000 |
| British Institute of Mental Handicap | 24,500 |
| British Red Cross | 4,570 |
| British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society | 5,000 |
| Broadcasting Support Services | 3,000 |
| Brook Advisory Centres | 22,500 |
| Calibre | 8,000 |
| Campaign for Single Homeless People | 24,000 |
| Campaign for the Mentally Handicapped | 14,000 |
| Care | 15,000 |
| Catholic Marriage Advisory Council | 23,000 |
| Centre for Ethnic Minorities Health Studies | 5,825 |
| Centre for Policy on Ageing | 90,296 |
| Centre on Environment for the Handicapped | 28,500 |
| Chest Heart and Stroke Association | 5,000 |
| Child Accident Prevention Trust | 42,585 |
| Child Poverty Action Group | 15,000 |
| Children's Legal Centre | 9,500 |
| Church of England Children's Society | 116,000 |
| City Roads Crisis Intervention | 92,804 |
| Clock Tower Association | 4,750 |
| Coeliac Society | 7,500 |
| Combat Huntington's Chorea | 15,000 |
| Community Drugs Project | 5,300 |
| Community Service Volunteers | 36,250 |
| Contact | 20,000 |
| Contact a Family | 10,000 |
| Cope | 85,300 |
| Coronary Prevention Group | 3,000 |
| Council for the Advancement of Communication. with Deaf People | 10,000 |
| Cranstoun Hostel | 3,770 |
| Crossroads Care Attendant Schemes Ltd. | 58,000 |
| Cruse | 80,000 |
| Cyrenians | 54,750 |
| Dial UK | 12,500 |
| Disabled Drivers Association | 4,000 |
| Disabled Drivers Motor Club | 3,500 |
| Disabled Living Foundation | 210,039 |
| Disablement Income Group | 20,800 |
| Dorney Parish Eton College Project | 14,000 |
| Downs Children's Association | 6,000 |
| Dr. Barnardo's | 147,673 |
| Elizabeth Fitzroy Trust | 15,000 |
| Elizabeth House Association | 10,500 |
| Employment Fellowship | 21,000 |
| Extend | 10,000 |
| Family Forum | 16,915 |
| Family Holiday Association | 2,500 |
| Family Planning Association | 99,600 |
| Family Rights Group | 17,250 |
| Family Service Units | 168,000 |
| Family Tree | 8,900 |
| Family Welfare Association | 104,930 |
| Federation of Alcoholic Rehabilitation Establishments | 79,580 |
| Fire Precautions (in voluntary residential homes) | 134,389 |
| Fluoridation Society | 15,000 |
| Grants to Voluntary Bodies under S64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 196—General Scheme (Subhead K2(1)) | |
| £ | |
| Gingerbread | 48,000 |
| Hampshire Association for the Care and Resettlement | |
| of Offenders | 20,000 |
| Hampshire Council on Alcoholism | 3,000 |
| Handcrafts Advisory Association for the Disabled | 8,800 |
| Handicapped Adventure Playground Association | 1,625 |
| Headway Association | 5,000 |
| Helen Ley Charitable Trust | 5,000 |
| Hertfordshire Standing Conference on Drug Abuse | 1.700 |
| Holiday Care Service | 5.000 |
| Home Base | 7,500 |
| Home Farm Trust | 15,000 |
| Home Start Consultancy | 19,000 |
| Hungerford Day Centre for Drug Addicts | 12,700 |
| Independent Adoption Society | 4,000 |
| Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence | 143,000 |
| International Hospital Federation | 30,000 |
| International Social Service | 30,000 |
| International Voluntary Service | 18,000 |
| Invalid Children's Aid Association | 20,000 |
| Invalids At Home Trust | 2,400 |
| Jewish Blind Society | 20,000 |
| Joint Committee on Mobility for the Disabled | 1,300 |
| Kent Council on Alcoholism | 1,100 |
| L'Arche Ltd. | 20,000 |
| La Leche League of Great Britain | 1,750 |
| Leicester Council for Voluntary Service | 15,450 |
| Leonard Cheshire Foundation | 12,000 |
| Liverpool Alcoholism Services | 26,609 |
| London Voluntary Service Council | 12,000 |
| Mastectomy Association | 6,000 |
| Maternity Alliance | 23,200 |
| Medical Commission on Accident Prevention | 13,600 |
| Medical Council on Alcoholism | 70,300 |
| Mencap | 230,750 |
| Mental After Care Association | 45,000 |
| Mental Health Film Council | 4,000 |
| Migraine Trust | 5,000 |
| National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society | 3,000 |
| National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders | 169,000 |
| National Association for the Childless | 13,000 |
| National Association for the Deaf/Blind, Rubella Handicapped | 27,000 |
| National Association for Maternal and Child Welfare | 5,000 |
| National Association for Mental Health | 325,000 |
| National Association for Patient Participation in General Practice | 1,000 |
| National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital | 50,000 |
| National Association of Leagues of Hospital Friends | 10,000 |
| National Association of Victims Support Schemes | 8,150 |
| National Association of Voluntary Hostels | 4,500 |
| National Association of Youth Clubs | 21,900 |
| National Childbirth Trust | 15,000 |
| National Childminding Association | 38,500 |
| National Children's Bureau | 135,208 |
| National Children's Home | 1,875 |
| National Council for One Parent Families | 117,500 |
| National Council for Carers and their Elderly Dependents | 200 |
| National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations | 31,285 |
| National Council for Voluntary Organisations | 20,000 |
| National Council on Alcoholism | 241,1300 |
| National Eczema Society | 7,500 |
| National Elfrida Rathbone Society | 12,000 |
| National Federation of Kidney Patients | 3,(XX) |
| National Federation of the Blind of the United Kingdom | 4,000 |
| Grants to Voluntary Bodies under S64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968—General Scheme (Subhead K2(1)) | |
| £ | |
| National Foster Care Association | 69,453 |
| National Library for the Blind | 10,000 |
| National Listening Library | 15,000 |
| National Marriage Guidance Council | 20,000 |
| National Out of School Alliance | 27,000 |
| National Playbus Association | 19,625 |
| National Schizophrenia Fellowship | 71,000 |
| National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Children | 193,000 |
| National Tape Magazine for the Blind | 500 |
| National Youth Bureau | 56,800 |
| Norfolk Childrens Projects | 40,000 |
| Northern Regional Association for the Blind | 50,015 |
| Nottingham Council for Voluntary Services | 23,800 |
| Opus | 5,500 |
| Outset | 9,000 |
| Organisation for Sickle Cell Research | 8,000 |
| Overseas Doctors Association | 7,000 |
| Parent to Parent Information on Adoption Services | 4,500 |
| Parents for Children | 46,000 |
| Partially Sighted Society | 11,000 |
| Physically Handicapped and Able Bodied | 22,500 |
| Plymouth Night Shelter | 17,770 |
| Possum Users Association | 7,750 |
| Pre-School Playgroups Association | 350,000 |
| Rainer Foundation | 57,375 |
| Rape Counselling and Research Project | 20,000 |
| Richmond Fellowship | 95,000 |
| Rother Help Centre | 12,500 |
| Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation | 230,000 |
| Royal National Institute for the Blind | 235,000 |
| Royal National Institute for the Deaf | 53,500 |
| Royal School for the Blind | 14,000 |
| Salford/Greater Manchester Council on Alcoholism | 4,000 |
| Samaritans | 100,000 |
| Save the Children Fund | 164,900 |
| Sexual and Personal Relationships of the Disabled | 31,200 |
| Shape | 10,000 |
| Sheffield Family Service Units | 8,750 |
| Sickle Cell Society | 8,000 |
| Social Work Training Grants | 98,542 |
| Society of St. Dismas | 4,480 |
| Society of Voluntary Associates | 9,750 |
| Southern and Western Regional Association for the Blind | 62,624 |
| Spastics Society | 86,000 |
| Spinal Injuries Association | 15,000 |
| Standing Conference on Drug Abuse | 60,000 |
| St. Albans Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility | 17,575 |
| St. Katharine Housing Trust | 3,000 |
| St. John Ambulance | 44,500 |
| Study Centre on the Family | 23,000 |
| Stonham Housing Association | 17,100 |
| Sue Ryder Foundation | 8,000 |
| Talking Newspapers Association of the United Kingdom | 750 |
| The Patients Association | 5,000 |
| Toy Libraries Association | 62,000 |
| Turning Point | 95,800 |
| Venture 12 Project | 20,000 |
| Voluntary Council for Handicapped Children | 30,000 |
| Voluntary Organisations Liaison Committee for Under Fives | 5,000 |
| Volunteer Centre | 51,270 |
| Wessex Rehabilitation Association | 20,000 |
| Westminister Pastoral Foundation | 60,000 |
| Widows Advisory Trust | 10,000 |
| Winged Fellowship Trust | 12,000 |
| Womens Aid Federation (England) | 100,000 |
| Womens Health Concern | 3,250 |
| Womens National Cancer Control Campaign | 81,200 |
| Grants to Voluntary Bodies under S64 of the Health S Public Health Act 1968—General Scheme (Subhead K2(1)) | |
| £ | |
| World Assembly on Ageing Awards | 5,500 |
| £ for £ Scheme | 45,650 |
| 8,963,232 |
| Grants paid to registered voluntary children's homes (subhead H1(1)(a)) | |
| £ | |
| Adullam House Trust | 2,100 |
| Fellowship of St. Nicholas | 1,600 |
| Turner's Court | 60,000 |
| 63,700 | |
| Grants paid to assisted community homes (subhead H1(1)(b)) | |
| Birmingham Diocesan Rescue Society | 1,965 |
| Catholic Child Welfare Society | 201,816 |
| Catholic Children's Rescue Society | 39,725 |
| Dr. Barnardo's | 33,000 |
| 276,506 | |
| Grants for social work training (subhead H5) | |
| National Institute for Social Work | 203,000 |
| National Children's Home | 32,650 |
| VORTEX | 9,129 |
| FPA | — |
| Volunteer Centre | 2,500 |
| Total | 247,279 |
| Grants to voluntary organisations under Schedule 5 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (as amended) (Subhead B(3)552) | |
| A. GENERAL SCHEME GRANTS | |
| Voluntary Organisation | 1982–83 |
| £ | |
| 1. Aberdeen Cyrenians | 4,100 |
| 2. Birmingham Committee for Night Shelter | 6,400 |
| 3. Birmingham, St. Anne's | 5,300 |
| 4. Birmingham, St. Basil's | 6,300 |
| 5. Brighton, YMCA | 4,600 |
| 6. Cambridge Cyrenians | 1,200 |
| 7. Cardiff Cyrenians | 3,500 |
| 8. Coventry Cyrenians | 4,600 |
| 9. Edinburgh, People's Palace | 5,800 |
| 10. Exeter Shilhay | 4,600 |
| 11. Glasgow, Kirkhaven | 3,000 |
| 12. Guildford Cyrenians | 2,300 |
| 13. Leeds Cyrenians | 1,200 |
| 14. Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt | 3,500 |
| 15. London, Bondway | 12,700 |
| 16. London, Centrepoint | 8,100 |
| 17. London, Theatre Girls' Club | 8,100 |
| 18. Lowestoft Night Shelter | 3,500 |
| 19. Manchester Night Shelter | 8,100 |
| 20. Norwich Night Shelter | 5,800 |
| 21. Nottingham, Help the Homeless | 3,800 |
| 22. Oxford Cyrenians | 6,900 |
| 23. Plymouth Night Shelter | 3,500 |
| 24. Portsmouth, Harbour Community | 1,600 |
| 25. Portsmouth, St. Petroc's Community Trust | 4,100 |
| 26. Preston, Homeless in | 3,500 |
| 27. Sheffield, Joint Standing Committee | 5,800 |
| 28. Stockton Churches Mission to the Single Homeless | 4,600 |
| 29. Stoke Potteries Housing Association | 4,100 |
| 30. Swansea, SASH | 4,100 |
| 31. Swindon Cyrenians | 3,000 |
| 32. Taunton Association for the Homeless | 4,600 |
| 33. Tyneside Cyrenians | 4,600 |
| 34. Wolverhampton Overnight Shelter Group | 5,000 |
| 35. Worcester, St. Paul's | 3,500 |
§ B. Camberwell Replacement Scheme—Topping-up (Revenue) Grants
§ (i) Projects approved in 1981–82*
| Project | Revenue |
| £ | |
| North Lambeth Day Centre, 2 Walcorde Avenue, SE17 | 5,431 |
| Single Homeless Project, 18 Palmerston Road, E17 | 2,551 |
| Bondway Shelter, 39 Knatchbull Road, SE5 | 9,748 |
| Bondway Shelter, 50 Balham Park Road, SW12 | 10,008 |
| Circle Trust Club, 36 Chadwick Road, SE15 | 6,023 |
| Circle Trust Club, 314 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 | 7,034 |
| Single Homeless Project, 43–44 The Park, W5 | 8,644 |
| Single Homeless Project, 93–95 Kings Cross Read, WC1 | 15,803 |
| TOTAL REVENUE | 65,242 |
§ (ii) Projects approved in 1982–83*
| Project | Revenue |
| £ | |
| Circle Trust, 68 Elliott Row, SE11 | 5,430 |
| Single Homeless Project, 321–323 Katherine Road, E7 | 7,468 |
| Patchwork Community, 7–8 Micawber Street, N1 | 1,945 |
| Peter Bedford Trust, 43 Tollington Road, N7 | 5,932 |
| Peter Bedford Trust, 114 Forest Road, E5 | 1,225 |
| St. Mungo's Community HA, 25 Claremont Road, W9 | 3,006 |
| St. Mungo's, 64–66 Argyle Street, WC1 | 15,047 |
| Single Homeless Project, 47 Knox Road, E7 | 5,031 |
| North Lambeth Day Centre, 31 Helix Road, SW2 | 4,782 |
| North Lambeth Day Centre, 11 Paulet Road, SE5 | 5,579 |
| Single Homeless Project, 7 Lucien Road, SW17 | 4,906 |
| Single Homeless Project, 124 Beechcroft Road, SW17 | 4,906 |
| St. Giles Centre, 21 Northlands Street, SE5 | 5,393 |
| Carr-Gomm Society, 166 East Hill, SE18 | 706 |
| TOTAL REVENUE | 71,356 |
| * These anual grants are payable from the opening date of the project. Most projects will not open until later in 1983–84. Amount of grant actually paid in 1982–83 £3,514 (in respect of Circle Trust Club, 36 Chadwick Road). |
| Revenue | |
| £ | |
| Grant to the Kings Fund Centre year ending 31 December 1982 (subhead K2(2)) | 287,000 |
| Intermediate treatment Fund: grant in aid (subhead K5) | 297,000 |
| Opportunities for volunteering scheme (Subhead K9) | |
| £ | |
| Age Concern | 450,100 |
| British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres | 145,100 |
| British Council of Churches | 215,800 |
| Church of England Children's Society | 52,800 |
| Community Service Volunteers | 74,300 |
| Consortium on Opportunities for Volunteering General Fund | 896,800 |
| Dr. Barnardo's | 55,000 |
| Mencap | 70,700 |
| National Association for Mental Health | 107,520 |
| National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders | 134,950 |
| National Association of Leagues of Hospital Friends | 38,450 |
| Pre-School Playgroups Association | 52,000 |
| Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation | 161,700 |
| Royal National Institute for the Blind | 56,300 |
| Spastics Society | 27,500 |
| The Panel of Four | 53,500 |
| Volunteer Centre | 7,479 |
| 2,599,999 |
§ The Department also provided £3,818,000 for the year ending 31 December 1982 to help families with very severely disabled children (subhead K3). This is disbursed through the Family Fund, which is administered by the Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust.