§ Miss HoeyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many voluntary sector organisations his Department has(a) paid grants to or (b) entered into contracts with in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what was the total value of these grants and contracts. [31299]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor's Department paid grants to two voluntary sector organisations in 1993–94 and to two in 1994–95. The total value of the grants was £195,000 in 1993–94 and £188,000 in 1994–95.
The Legal Aid Board, a non-departmental public body, paid grants to 10 voluntary sector organisations in 1993–94 and 60 in 1994–95. The total value of the grants was £942,000 in 1993–94 and £2,377,000 in 1994–95. In addition, one law centre and one advice agency with a solicitor received payments under franchise contracts on a case-by-case basis.