HC Deb 26 April 1994 vol 242 cc97-8W
Mr. Keith Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which voluntary organisations are currently funded by the voluntary services unit.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The voluntary services unit currently funds the following voluntary organisations:

  • Action-Employees in the Community.
  • Association for Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector.
  • Association of Chief Executives of National Voluntary Organisations.
  • Association of Community Trusts and Foundations.
  • British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres.
  • Bromley by Bow Centre.
  • Charities Evaluation Services.
  • Community Development Foundation.
  • Community Matters.
  • Community Radio Association.
  • Community Service Volunteers.
  • Federation of Community Work Training Groups.
  • Festival Welfare Services.
  • Homeless Network.
  • Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers.
  • Kent Committee for the Welfare of Migrants.
  • Midland Refugee Council.
  • National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service.
  • National Association of Volunteer Bureaux.
  • National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
  • National Federation of City Farms.
  • National Playbus Association.
  • National Youth Agency.
  • North East Refugee Service.
  • Northern Refugee Centre.
  • Refugee Action.
  • Refugee Arrivals Project.
  • Refugee Council.
  • Resource Unit to promote Black Volunteering.
  • Retired Executives Action Clearing House.
  • Reunite.
  • Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
  • Scottish Refugee Council.
  • SIA.

Notifiable offences recorded by the police
England and Wales
Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other
Avon and Somerset 175,946 5,772 894 1,863 40,655 99,371 5,011 21,635 745
Bedfordshire 58,847 1,936 417 543 15,596 30,479 2,308 7,265 303
Cambridgeshire 65,807 2,821 393 308 15,023 37,726 1,786 7,326 424
Cheshire 80,156 2,975 465 345 22,034 38,653 2,693 11,913 1,078
Cleveland 78,279 2,227 216 336 18,738 41,246 1,496 13,694 326

  • Standing Conference for Community Development.
  • Student Community Action Development Unit.
  • Volunteer Centre (UK).
  • Volunteer Development Scotland.
  • Welsh Refugee Council.
  • West Indian Standing Conference.
  • Womens Royal Voluntary Service.