HC Deb 28 October 1965 vol 718 cc75-7W
7. Sir E. Errington

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the amounts of grants made in the current financial year under the Social and Physical Training Grant Regulations 1939 to the headquarters of national

GRANTS OFFERED UNDER THE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING GRANT REGULATIONS, 1939 TO NATIONAL VOLUNTARY YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TOWARDS THEIR EXPENDITURE ON TRAINING, AND ON HEADQUARTERS AND REGIONAL ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Organisation 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 (Provisional)
£ £ £
Army Cadet Force Association … … … … … … 2,000 2,000 2,000
Association for Jewish Youth … … … … … … 2,500 2,750 2,750
Baptist Union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Young Peoples Department) … … … … … … … … 1,000 1,000 1,000
Boys' Brigade … … … … … … … … 5,750 6,250 6,250
Boy Scouts Association … … … … … … … 15,000 15,000 15,000
British Council of Churches (Youth Department) … … … 1,000 1,000 1,000
British Red Cross Society … … … … … … 1,500 1,500 2,000
Church Lads Brigade … … … … … … … 2,500 2,500 2,500
Church of England Youth Council … … … … … 6,000 7,000 9,000
Concordia (Youth Service Volunteers) Ltd. … … … … 750 500 —
Congregational Union of England and Wales (Youth and Children's Department) … … … … … … … … 2,000 2,000 2,000
Co-operation Union Ltd (Education Department) … … … 500 1,100 500
Council for Nature … … … … … … … — 1,000 3,000
Council of Social Service for Wales and Monmouthshire (Welsh Standing Conference for National Voluntary Youth Organisations) 800 800 800
Duke of Edinburgh's Award … … … … … … 10,000 12,000 12,000
Free Church Federal Council (Youth Department) … … … 300 300 300
Girls Friendly Society … … … … … … … 3,250 3,250 3,300
Girl Guides Association … … … … … … … 10,000 12,500 12,500
Girl Guides Training Centre "Broneirion" … … … … 1,300 1,500 1,500
Girls' Guildry (England) … … … … … … … 1,435 1,750 1,500
Girls Life Brigade … … … … … … … … 4,500 5,500 5,500
Girls Venture Corps (formerly National Association of Training Corps for Girls) … … … … … … … … 8,500 7,000 7,000
International Voluntary Service … … … … … … 1,430 1,500 5,000
Methodist Association of Youth Clubs … … … … 5,500 7,500 7,500
National Association of Boys' Clubs … … … … … 43,000 45,000 45,000
National Association of Youth Clubs … … … … … 40,000 45,000 49,000
National Council for Catholic Youth Clubs … … … … 1,000 1,500 2,500
National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs … … … 11,000 12,000 12,000
National Youth Theatre … … … … … … … — 4,500 5,500
Presbyterian Church of England (Committee on Youth) … … 1,000 1,000 1,000
Provincial Youth Council of the Church in Wales … … … 1,000 1,750 1,750
St. John Ambulance Brigade … … … … … … 2,000 2,000 2,000
Sea Cadet Corps and Girls Nautical Training Corps … … … 1,800 4,250 4,250
Training Ship "Foudroyant" … … … … … … 1,400 1,400 3,100
Welsh Association of Youth Clubs … … … … … 5,400 6,000 7,500
Welsh League of Youth … … … … … … … 7,500 9,000 9,000
Young Christian Workers … … … … … … 3,500 4,250 4,250
Young Men's Christian Association … … … … … 22,000 25,000 25,000
Young Women's Christian Association … … … … 12,000 15,000 15,000
Youth Hostels Association … … … … … … 2,500 5,000 5,000
242,615 279,850 295,750

voluntary youth organisations and the comparable figures for the two preceding financial years.

Mr. Denis Howell

The total of grants offered in 1965–66, including special grants, exceeds £320,000, compared with £263,000 in 1963–64 and £294,000 in 1964–65.

The list is as follows:

The above grants are in addition to the following grants offered for experimental work and special developments:
Organisation 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 (Provisional)
£ £ £
Community Service Volunteers … … … … … … — — 2,000
Council for Nature … … … … … … … 2,000 — —
Elfrida Rathbone Association … … … … … … — — 2,900
Grand Union Clubs Association … … … … … 585 415 —
London Council of Social Service (London Compass Society Project) — 1,264 2,361
London Standing Conference of Housing Estates Community Groups 625 1,500 625
London Union of Youth Clubs and London Young Women's Christian Association … … … … … … … 2,360 306 —
Manchester and District Youth Development Trust … … … — — 1,750
National Association of Youth Clubs … … … … … — 1,000 —
National Association of Youth Clubs (Birmingham Project) … 2,500 2,500 2,500
National Association of Youth Clubs (The Unattached) … … 5,313 — —
National Youth Theatre … … … … … … … 4,500 — —
Notting Hill Social Council … … … … … … — 350 350
Ocean Youth Club … … … … … … … — 1,000 —
Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb … … … 915 1,500 —
South-West Regional Association of Boys' Clubs (Drake's Island Project) … … … … … … … … … 300 800 1,200
University College, Swansea … … … … … … — 300 960
University of Sussex … … … … … … … — — 5,840
Welwyn Garden City Workshop (Hertfordshire Association of Boys' Clubs) … … … … … … … … … 1,000 417 —
Young Women's Christian Association … … … … 225 — —
1964 Task Force Limited … … … … … … — 3,000 4,000
20,323 14,352 24,486