§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will place in the Library a copy of the application form for each of the competitive grant schemes administered by his Department and its agencies open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion; [22413]
(2) how many competitive grant schemes administered by her Department and its agencies were open in each of the last 10 years to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion; [22437]
(3) if she will list the competitive grant schemes, administered by the Department and its agencies open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion and, for each scheme in each year (a) the number of applicants (b) the number of successful applicants, (c) the total of grants awarded, (d) the number 932W of pages in the application form and (e) if the grant can be used to fund the core costs of the applicant organisation; [22424]
(4) if she will provide a list of the grants made under the competitive grant schemes administered by her Department and its agencies open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion; [22420]
(5) what estimate has been made of the administrative cost to (a) the state, (b) unsuccessful applicants and (c) successful applicants of the competitive grant schemes, provided by her Department and its agencies open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion. [22380]
§ Alun Michael[holding answer 12 December 2001]: The information is not available in the form requested, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost, having regard in particular to the recent creation of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. However, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Undersecretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Angela Eagle) on 19 December 2001, Official Report, column 482W. The website http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office. co.uk/cmhansrd/pa/cm200102/cm011219/text/11219w47. htm#11219w47.htm_spnew5 contains references to the available information on Government grants to voluntary organisations.