HC Deb 13 July 1979 vol 970 cc315-6W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the names of voluntary organisations to which grants or loans are made by his Department together with the amounts for the latest period if such information is available.

Mr. Raison

Grants (other than grants-in-aid) made through the voluntary services unit in 1978–79 (to a total of some £2.64 million) were listed in the reply given to a question by the hon. Member for York (Mr. Lyon) on 2 July. In addition the following grants were made in that year:

1978–79 £
National Council of Social Service (grant-in-aid) 392,000
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (grant-in-aid) 5,000
United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service 393,000
Women's Royal Voluntary Service (grant-in-aid) 2,639,000

The probation and after-care department of the Home Office administers a system of grant aid and grant-in-aid to voluntary organisations which, for 1978–79, totalled some £2.59 million. £1.16 million was allocated to the deficit funding of some 230 hostels administered by more than 200 voluntary bodies. In addition, the following voluntary orga- nisations were assisted with grants in 1978–79:—

£
National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (grant-in-aid) 255,750
Stonham Housing Association 112,000
National Association of Voluntary Hostels 22,000
Circle Trust 21,500
Anchor Club, Leicester 3,600
Apex Trust 18,328
Recidivists Anonymous 500
New Bridge 6,600
N.E. London St. Leonard's Society 1,500
York A.C.R.O. Lodging Scheme 1,650
Preston & District Lodging Scheme 1,650
West Midlands Lodging Scheme 1,400
Birmingham Prisoners Visitors' Centre 2,000
Pentonville Prisoners Visitors' Centre 1,000
Brixton Prisoners Visitors' Centre 2,000
Bristol Prisoners Visitors' Centre 1,100
Leeds Prisoners Visitors' Centre 250
Prisoners Wives Service 4,000
Catholic Social Services for Prisoners 900
Newham Alternatives Project 9,900
HACRO Crisis & Support Centre 3,000
Dartmoor Accommodation Scheme 3,300
St. Giles Day Centre 1,000
EXANEX 400
Prisoners Wives and Families Society 800
Selcare Anchor Club, Oldham 600
Bulldog Manpower Services Ltd. 190,000
National Marriage Guidance Council 343,000
Institute of Marital Studies 115,000
Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 55,000
Family Welfare Association 9,000
Jewish Marriage Education Council 3,000

Some £240,000 was made available on a once-for-all basis mainly on capital itsms to assist special projects to be set up or maintained by some 40 voluntary organisations.

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