National Volunteers Week

HC Deb 01 July 1996 vol 280 c356W

27. Dr. Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what support her Department gave to national Volunteers Week. [33685]

Mr. Sproat

My Department gave support to Volunteers Week in a number of ways. Financial support was given to the volunteer centre to co-ordinate the week. My right hon. Friend also participated in a number of events organised for the week, including the initial launch and a conference, "A Route to Opportunity", and the launch of business in the community's challenge 96, and the Women's Royal Voluntary Service's initiative for MPs to give an hour of their time to a WRVS project in their constituency.