§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with the citizens advice bureaux on the funding requirements of their advice service.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe funding of individual citizens advice bureaux is a matter for local authorities. The Department is responsible for the funding of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and Citizens Advice Scotland, which provide support services to local bureaux. My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs and Small Firms met representatives of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux twice in the past year, on 12 October 1992, when funding for the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux was one of several issues discussed, and on 24 March 1993 when the issue of funding was not raised.