§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the organisations located within the boundaries of Pendle borough council that have received grants from the Duchy's benevolent fund since 1974.
§ Mr. WaldegraveTo list the organisations within the boundaries of Pendle borough council that have received grants from the Duchy's benevolent fund since 1974 would entail disproportionate cost. However, figures available for 1993 are as follows:
- Invalids-at-Home:
- A grant of £150 to an invalid in Colne.
- A grant of £500 to a handicapped person in Barnoldswick.
- Lancashire Palatinate Fund:
- A grant of £64 to a handicapped person in Barnoldswick.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many applications for financial assistance from the benevolent fund recommended for acceptance by his principal advisers he has rejected in each year since 1987.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have not rejected any applications for financial assistance from the Duchy benevolent fund recommended by my principal advisers; nor, according to records available, has any of my predecessors.
673W