§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures are used by the voluntary services unit in his Department to determine the level of grants given to applicants; how many applications were received in the most recent convenient period; how many of these were granted (a) in part and (b) in full; and how many were refused.
§ Mr. RaisonApplications are examined carefully to see if they meet the VSU's criteria for grant and are likely to produce worth while results.
During the financial year 1981–82 the VSU dealt with 143 new applications for grant. Of these, 123 were refused or referred elsewhere. In the remaining 20 cases grants were approved, although the level of grant approved in each case was sometimes lower than that which had been sought. In the case of three of the successful applications, payments were not due to start until the financial year 1982–83. In addition, grants continued to be paid in 1981–82 to a further 43 voluntary bodies which had been aided in previous years.