§ Mrs Reneé Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant
222W to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 17 March, if he will give details of the information he has received from the Centre for Information and Advice on Educational Disadvantage showing that there is use by local authorities and schools of its services; and if he will list the local authorities and schools concerned.
(i) Grants for information and support services: £ National Youth Bureau … … … … … … 245,250 National Council for Voluntary Youth Services … … … … … … 8,150 (ii) Grants towards the headquarters administrative expenditure of national voluntary youth organisations: £ Anglican Young People's Association … … … … … … 500 Army Cadet Force Association … … … … … … 5,000 Association for Jewish Youth … … … … … … 10,350 Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland … … … … … … 4,700 Boys' Brigade … … … … … … *21,000 British Council of Churches … … … … … … 4,300 British Red Cross Society … … … … … … 6,100 Campaigners … … … … … … 2,750 Catholic Youth Service Council … … … … … … 9,600 Church Lads' Brigade and Church Girls' Brigade … … … … … … 6,850 Church of England Board of Education … … … … … … 20,700 Co-operative Union … … … … … … 1,550 Council for Nature … … … … … … 5,350 Duke of Edinburgh's Award … … … … … … 41,850
§ Dr. BoysonMy right hon. and learned Friend received a detailed submission from the centre's governors in January and he has also received copies of various recent publications by the centre. These contain information about the local authorities and schools which are cooperating with the work being undertaken by the centre's field officers, about other authorities visited by centre staff, and about inquiries which authorities and teachers made to the centre last year. A list of the local authorities and schools concerned is not, however, available.