HC Deb 20 October 1994 vol 248 cc304-5W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding has been provided by her Department to(a) the Women's Aid Federation England and (b) the Welsh Women's Aid Federation in each of the past 10 years;

(2) how much funding has been provided from central Government to Women's Aid in each of the last 10 years, listing the amount provided by each Department.

Mr. Sackville

The information available is shown in the tables.

Table 1
Year DH Funding to Women's Aid Federation (England)£ Welsh Office Funding to Welsh Women's Aid £
1985–86 Nil *
1986–87 29,590 *
1987–88 98,000 *
1988–89 121,961 108,526
1989–90 110,000 129,693
1990–91 130,000 169,658
1991–92 144,650 212,901
1992–93 199,200 226,742
1993–94 201,020 238,687
1994–95 199,200 248,752
Figures are rounded to the nearest £.
*Figures not readily available.

Funding for Women's Aid - From all Government Departments Table 2
Year 1Dept of Health £ 2Scottish Office £ Welsh Office £ Northern Ireland 2Office £ Home Office £ Department of the 3Environment £
1985–86 34,422 308,017 * 32,049 — —
1986–87 66,011 424,503 * 33,350 — —
1987–88 98,000 591,622 * 60,633 — —
1988–89 196,961 627,517 108,526 45,669 — 6,439,000
1989–90 110,000 894,348 129,693 127,617 6,200 2,124,000
1990–91 150,000 1,228,781 169,658 155,031 5,380 1,737,000
1991–92 144,650 1,318,242 212,901 197,009 8,075 5,183,000
1992–93 199,200 1,220,371 664,7422 128,631 10,273 5,370,000
1993–94 201,020 1,800,349 742,3332 215,191 30,650 5,809,000
1994–95 199,200 1,738,111 704,5972 132,299 17,000 [...]3,175,720
All figures are rounded to the nearest £.
[...] Information for earlier years not available.
" Includes funding for a national housing coordinator for Women's Aid Federation (England) Ltd: £17,887.

Notes:

1 Funding for Women's Aid Federation (England) and local child care projects. It excludes some central funding for child care projects allocated through voluntary organisations.

2 Includes funding for national organisation and local projects.

3 Funding for women's aid projects allocated by the Housing Corporation.

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