§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was contributed from public funds to voluntary youth organisations in the most recent period for which figures are available; what were the comparable figures in each of the previous five years; and what estimate he has made of the total this year and next.
§ Mr. MillanThe total capital and recurrent grants paid by my Department to voluntary youth organisations in 1975–76 and in the previous five years are shown in the following table together with estimated figures for 1976–77. The figures for 1977–78 are still under consideration. Information about the total grants paid by local authorities and other public bodies is not available centrally.
Year Capital £ Recurrent £ 1970–71 … … 169,000 183,000 1971–72 … … 157,000 163,000 1972–73 … … 179,000 173,000 1973–74 … … 153,000 207,000 1974–75 … … 348,000 288,000 1975–76 … … 396,000 308,000 1976–77 (Estimate) … … 335,000 376,000