HC Deb 03 April 1995 vol 257 c948W
Mr. Simpson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the budget for the 1995 charter mark award scheme. [17110]

Mr. Horam

We have provisionally set aside a sum of £1.65 million to cover the cost of the award assessment, the new scheme for public nominations and the wider promotion of the award scheme. But final costs will be heavily dependent on the number of applications received and on the number of public nominations. We will therefore be refining the budget as the year progresses.

Mr. Simpson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much of the budget for the 1995 charter mark award scheme has been spent on (i) publications and (ii) distribution of information. [17109]

Mr. Horam

We think it very important this year to involve the public in the operation of the charter mark award scheme. We also wish to involve a larger proportion of public service organisations in this scheme. We have spent £111,900 of the £1.65 million provisionally set aside for the 1995 charter mark award scheme on publications and £58,500 on distributing those publications.