HC Deb 23 February 1976 vol 906 c6W
Mr. Moonman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what grants have been allocated to the National Marriage Guidance Council for the years 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975; and what increase in grants is planned for the next two years.

Dr. Summerskill

The grant to the National Marriage Guidance Council is fixed in advance for a three-year period. For the period ending in March 1972 the grant was at the rate of £70,000 a year; for the period 1972–1975 the grant was £130,000 a year; and for the triennium 1975–1978 the grant has been increased to £265,000 a year.