§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what programmes for charities his Department has sponsored in 1982; how much has been allocated for this and how much has been spent; what criteria the charities applying for assistance have to fulfill; if it is intended to run such programmes in the next financial year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonGrants amounting to about £12 million have been made this year towards the costs of a wide range of organisations which provide services of many kinds and where there is usually a substantial voluntary involvement. These include the following:
£ Women's Royal Voluntary Service 3,778,000 National Council for Voluntary Organisations 742,000 Community Projects Foundation 695,000 United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service 652,000 Volunteer Centre 514,000 Community Service Volunteers 473,200 National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders 420,000 together with £1,034,000 to marriage guidance organisations, and £3,266,000 to organisations concerned with the re-habilitation and after care of offenders.
The criteria depend on the sphere of work involved. Many of these organisations have charitable status but this is not a condition of funding.
These grants will continue next year at broadly the same level.