HC Deb 02 March 1978 vol 945 cc316-7W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will give the grant aid approvals, traditional grant aid, youth and community, for the years 1975–76 and 1976–77 individually, and the total costs, including grants for education, social services, housing, employment, arts, other community projects, policy aid, advice, health, under-fives, community action, self-assessment conferences, transition from school to work and activities and contingencies.

Mr. John

Details of grants made by the voluntary services unit of the Home Office in 1975–76 and 1976–77 were published inHansard on 25th February 1976 and on 25th May 1977—[Vol. 906, c. 218–20; Vol. 932, c. 498–500.] Other Home Office grants to non-statutory bodies were as under:

tions in fields broadly comparable to those mentioned in the Question:

whether he will publish the names of the community relations councils in Great Britain as at 26th November 1976 and 1977, their full time officers and their salaries.

Mr. John

A list of councils and then full time officers at 26th November 1976 is given in Annex VIII of the report of the Community Relations Commission for 1975–76. I will let my hon. Friend have the corresponding list for November 1977 as soon as possible, together with available information about salaries.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will give the distribution of aid given to community relations councils by the Community Relations Commission and local authorities for the years 1975–76 and 1976–77.

Mr. John

The Community Relations Commission was abolished in June 1977. Information about the distribution of aid to local community relations councils by the Commission and local authorities for 1975–76 is given in Annex VII of the Commission's report for that year. I will let my hon. Friend have additional relevant information as soon as possible.

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