§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Millennium Volunteers (MV) Ltd., company is up and running; and what it has achieved to date; and[HL2037]
Who is the chairman of the Millennium Volunteers (MV) Ltd.; and what is his salary. [HL2038]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment: (Baroness Blackstone)The Government decided to run the Millennium Volunteers programme from within the department so a company has not been set up for that purpose. In addition to the £12.75 million from the windfall levy, we have made available a further £35 million for Millennium Volunteers in England. Thirteen demonstration projects26WA have already started and a bidding round of £20 million was launched in January.
No chairman had therefore been appointed for Millennium Volunteers. However, Anne Weinstock, Chief Executive of Rathbone CI, has been seconded to the department as the director of the Millennium Volunteers Unit within the department.