§ 56. Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to ensure that a common electoral system will be used for the European elections in 1984.
§ Mr. MayhewMember States of the European Community are required to adopt a uniform electoral system for European Parliament elections only if it is
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Grants administered by the VSU 1981–82 1982–83 Statutory Authority £ £ Action Resource Centre 20,000 20,000 Appropriation Act Association of Researchers in Voluntary Action and Community Involvement 7,450 7,400 AVEC 12,200 13,000 Bristol Courts Family Conciliation Service — 23,000 British Association for Counselling 10,000 8,750 British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres 32,600 25,500 British Council of Churches (Community Work Resource Unit) 17,336 12,880 Brixton Neighbourhood Community Association 4,600 — CETU 27,700 29,500 Charity Trading Advisory Group 8,000 8,500 Church Army (Inner Cities Unit) — 11,250 Community Projects Foundation 695,000 764,000 Community Service Volunteers 473,200 529,500 Community Transport 27,400 34,000 Fair Play for Children 25,000 25,000 Federation of Community Work Training Groups 14,065 20,000 Festival Welfare Services 17,000 18,500 Gamblers Anonymous General Services Board 375 1,000 Higher Education Foundation 1,500 — Horticultural Therapy (Land Use Volunteers) 3,500 4,000 International Voluntary Service 21,800 18,000 London Voluntary Service Council 162 1,798 Merseyside Council for Voluntary Service 11,000 15,000 Midland Public Service Announcement Scheme 9,000 — National Association for Asian Youth 10,330 — National Association of Victim's Support Schemes 15,100 — National Association of Young People's Counselling and Advisory Service 22,500 24,000 National Council for Voluntary Organisations (Grant-in-Aid) 742,000 724,000 National Council for Voluntary Organisations: (for International Conference on Social Welfare) 18,500 9,700 (Management Training) 4,500 — National Federation of City Farms 19,000 24,000 National Federation of Community Organisations — 72,000 National Playing Fields Association 75,600 80,200 Newham Community Renewal Programme (Homeless Young People's Project) 12,500 — Northern Association for Community Care 42,400 39,600 Operation Drake Fellowship 18,750 25,000 Princedale Trust (for Release) 60,000 65,000 Retired Executives Action Clearing House 6,750 8,375 Scoutreach 750 — Standing Conference of Women's Organisations 1,929 3,000 Stockport Job Shop 350 52 Student Community Action Development Unit 16,624 21,500 Task Force 84,200 89,000 Time for God 3,800 9,000 Trinity Overnight Shelter, Birmingham 15,000 15,600 Voluntary Action, Lewisham — 500 Volunteer Centre 514,000 558,000 West End Coordinated Voluntary Services 105,450 102,350 unanimously recommended by the Council of Ministers. The Parliament's proposals for a uniform system are currently being considered by the Council and it is not clear whether agreement will be reached in time for the elections in 1984.