HC Deb 26 March 1984 vol 57 cc6-7
6. Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total spent by his Department in the last financial year on support for voluntary sector social service provision.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

During 1982–83, the Welsh Office gave grants totalling £2.2 million in support for voluntary sector social service provision.

Mr. Thomas

Will the Minister confirm that funding for opportunities for volunteering in Wales has been reduced from £250,000 in the first year to £90,000 in the second year and that it should be the English equivalent of £300,000 in the corning year, but it has not yet been announced despite the fact that funding for England and Scotland was announced at the end of last year?

Mr. Roberts

I think that the hon. Gentleman is wrong somewhere, especially as only last week we announced that £110,000 was to be made available for that scheme in 1984–85.