§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on his negotiations with the National Council of Social Service on the grant aid needed to maintain its activities at the anticipated level.
§ Mr. LaneThe National Council of Social Service asked that the rate of Government grant-aid, which at present covers half the council's headquarters expenditure, should be increased in 1973–74. When my noble Friend the Minister of State met representatives of the council, he explained that while the Government would be increasing the amount of the grant-in-aid in 1973–74 they were unwilling as a matter of principle to increase the rate of grant to more than 50 per cent.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the existing level of Government financial assistance to each of the following: the National Council of Social Service, the Council of Social Service for Wales and Monmouthshire and the Scottish Council of Social Service; and what grant has been made to each of these bodies and to other organisations as part of the new financial assistance promised to voluntary organisations.
§ Mr. LaneTotal Exchequer grants authorised for 1972–73 were:396W
£ National Council of Social Service 358,130 Council of Social Service for Wales and Monmouthshire 23,156 Scottish Council of Social Service 48,227 From the new financial assistance promised, the following extra grants have so far been authorised for these particular organisations:
National Council of Social Service
- (i) Officer to advise charities on taxation problems—£3,800 for one year—£1,900 of which falls in 1972–73.
- (ii) Volunteer Bureaux Organiser—£4,500 p.a. for three years—£1,375 of which falls in 1972–73.
Council of Social Service for Wales and Monmouthshire—£18,000 in 1973–74.
Additional grants were authorised for other voluntary organisations in 1972–73 as follows:
£ Through the urban programme in England and Wales to voluntary organisations 180,000 Volunteer Centre 10,000 Through the Community Relations Commission 10,000 National Marriage Guidance Council 28,000 Family Welfare Association 1,200 Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 4,560 Jewish Marrage Education Council 240 Institute of Marital Studies 6,000 The Church Army 10,000 The Salvation Army 10,000 The Dashiki Project 1,000 Cambridge Cyrenians Ltd. 2,000 Langley House Trust 37,000 Royal London Aid Society 3,000 Margery Fry Memorial Fund 5,000 Bath Advice and Care Unit 3,000 Bristol After-care and Support Effort 4,000 Catholic Fund for Homeless and Destitute Men 500 The North West Trust 3,000 Surrey Community Development Trust 3,350 Winson Green Wives and Families Centre 500 Wives and Families Centres, Brixton and Pentonville 3,150 Dartmoor Overnight Stay Project 5,000 National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders 10,000 British Trust for Conservation Volunteers 16,000 Community Service Volunteers 10,000 Young Volunteer Force Foundation 8,000 Through the Scottish urban programme to voluntary organisations 3,000 Youth Service organisations in Scotland 5,000 Through Regional Hospital Boards in Scotland 10,000 The allocation of extra grants to individual voluntary organisations in 1973–74 and subsequent years has not yet been completed.