§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total sum granted to voluntary organisations in each of the years 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77; and what is the size of the grants budgeted for 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80.
§ Mr. Alec Jones:The total sums paid to voluntary organisations by the Welsh Office were as follows:
£ 1973–74 196,815 1974–75 409,497 1975–76 486,979 1976–77 511,084 Payments for 1977–78 are expected to be not less than those in 1976–77. Final decisions have not yet been taken for 1978–79 and 1979–80.