HC Deb 30 January 1986 vol 90 c576W
Mr. Pawsey

asked the Prime Minister if she will list the total amounts paid:in grants by Government Departments to voluntary bodies during the financial year 1984–85; and if she will make a statement.

The Prime Minister

The information requested is shown in the table. The total amount of grant paid in 1984–85 represents a cash increase of 23 per cent. (in real terms just over 17 per cent.) on the total paid in the previous year. In the period between 1979–80 and 1984–85 the level of Government grant giving and payments to voluntary bodies has risen by 140 per cent. (or, in real terms, by 57.8 per cent.).

Grants paid to voluntary bodies by Government Departments 1984–85
£
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 103,100
Defence 3,285,480
Education and Science 16,582,930
Employment 29,180,000
Energy 344,000
Environment Direct Grants 2,178,070
Urban Programme* 54 000,000
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (including ODA)† 24,840,335
Health and Social Security 30,067,928
Home Office 17,087,812
Lord Chancellor's Department 668,860
Northern Ireland Departments 13,710,642
Scottish Office Direct Grants 7,413,080
Urban Programme 10,200,000
Trade and industry 7,369,617
Transport 564,000
Welsh Office Direct Grants 4,615,288
Urban Programme 2,200,000
224,411,142

* Includes contributions from Department of Education and Science, Department of Health and Social Security and Department of Transport.

† ODA's total (£24,026,902) consists solely of grants to various British charities and educational institutions for work in overseas relief and development.

The total figure excludes payments to voluntary bodies by the Manpower Services Commission. These are for services provided and, for the year 1984–85, they are estimated to be as follows:

£
Voluntary Projects Programme 7,300,000
Youth Training Scheme 132,300,000
Community Programme 275,000,000
Total 414,600,000

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