§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales 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. Wyn RobertsGrants paid by the Welsh Office in 1978–79 were as follows:
Voluntary Organisations Grant £ Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin 80,000 Pre-school Playgroups Association (Wales) 56,000 Welsh Women's Aid 8,000 Age Concern (Wales) 12,500 Wales Council for the Blind 4,657 Wales Council for the Disabled 20,000 Council of Social Service for Wales 62,500 National Association for Mental Health (MIND) 17,500 National Council on Alcoholism 30,000 South Wales Council on Alcoholism 36,250 Swansea Association for the Single Homeless 9,106 St. John's Ambulance Brigade 3,946 Family Planning Association 6,250 Action on Smoking and Health 1,000 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 60,149 Civic Trust for Wales 2,000 National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs 11,309 National Gypsy Council 700 Girls Venture Corps (Wales) 1,573 Welsh Association of Youth Clubs 29,292 Boys Clubs for Wales 44,212 Girl Guides Association (Wales) 4,165 Presbyterian Church of Wales 963 Church in Wales Provincial Youth Council 4,501 Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services 15,001 Welsh National Council of YMCAs 14,583 Urdd Gobaith Cymru 56,673 South Wales Federation of Gateway Clubs 1,000 Welsh Scout Council 2,712 Toc H 521 North Wales Workers Educational Association 54,210 South Wales Workers Educational Association 78,390 Royal National Eisteddfod 275,000 Rural Councils, and Voluntary Service Councils 149,555 Voluntary bodies aided by the Development Board for Rural Wales 200,373 Voluntary bodies aided by the Sports Council for Wales 277,545 Capital grants totalling £141,002 were also made to local voluntary organisations towards the cost of providing or maintaining local youth facilities, community centres or village halls.
397WDuring 1978–79 the Sports Council for Wales made loans totalling £21,000 to voluntary bodies.