§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how long a period the £81,500 interim payment to the Pre-school Playgroups Association is intended to cover;
(2) on what basis the figure of £81,500 was arrived at as an interim payment to the Pre-school Playgroups Association.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 22 June 1984]: We have now offered the Pre-school Playgroups Association a grant of £361,000 for 1984–85. This includes the interim payment of £81,500 which was made on 7 June as being the sum required by the Association to meet their commitments for the period ending 30 June.