§ Mrs. René e Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will extend his financing of voluntary organisations to include projects for local schemes refused money by local authorities.
§ Sir George YoungIn exceptional circumstances, my right hon. Friend already gives support to local voluntary organisations, for example, to help launch innovatory projects that have potential for wider application. But he does not propose to use his central grant-making powers to underwrite local organisations on a significant scale.
§ Mrs. René e Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much 367W money was allocated directly to voluntary organisations for national or experimental problems in 1979–80; how much was actually disbursed; and how this compares with the figures for each of the past five years.
§ Sir George YoungThe totals of grants by the Department under section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 which were allocated to voluntary organisations for national or experimental purposes were:
At constant outturn prices (£ million) Estimate 1975–76 4.211 1976–77 4.333 1977–78 6.107 1978–79 6.212 1979–80 6.089 Outturn 1975–76 3.412 1976–77 3.794 1977–78 4.314 1978–79 5.200 1979–80 5.944