§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Attorney-General if he will list in the Official Report those voluntary bodies and organisations assisted by the Lord Chancellor's Department with grant aid and in the last financial year for which figures are available and the size of the grant so given.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn the financial year 1984–85 the following grants were made by the Lord Chancellor's Department to voluntary bodies:
£ Adamsdown Community Law Centre 64,230 Cambridge House Legal Centre 38,090 Harehills and Chapeltown Law Centre 78,010 Newham Rights Centre 97,620 North Kensington Law Centre 148,650 Saltley Action Centre 58,930 Tower Hamlets Law Centre 115,175 Law Centres Federation 48,155 Bristol Courts Family Conciliation Service 20,000 668,860
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Attorney-General if he will list in the Official Report the governmental agencies to which the Lord Chancellor's Department gives grant aid which in turn provide financial support for voluntary bodies and organisations and the size of the grant so given in the last financial year for which figures are available.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo such grants are made by the Lord Chancellor's Department.
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Attorney-General if he will outline the steps which the Lord Chancellor's Department takes to ensure that grant aid given to voluntary bodies and organisations, whether directly or indirectly, is not used for political purposes.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIt is not absolutely clear to which organisations my hon. Friend refers in the question. But the seven law centres which exceptionally receive financial support from the Lord Chancellor's Department are required as a condition of their annual grant to adhere266W to the Lord Chancellor's guidelines for law centres. These include the requirement that a law centre should refrain from party political activity and should not allow its premises to be used for that purpose.