HC Deb 05 March 1979 vol 963 cc416-7W
Mr. du Cann

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will list in the Official Report the names of all the bodies to which grants have been given to support local price surveys and the amounts.

Mr. Maclennan

Grants under the local price comparison scheme are paid at a rate of 100 per cent. of approved expenditure, subject to a maximum grant of £1,300 per survey in the current financial year. The majority of surveys are conducted by local authorities, but a number of other organisations also participate in the scheme. Payments made to 31 January 1979 to participants, many of whom carry out more than one survey, for this year's surveys are:

A. LOCAL AUTHORITIES (149 SURVEYS)
Type of authority Number of authorities Total payments
£
County 15 42,947
District/Borough 15 10,556
London Borough 10 10,955
Metropolitan 1 9,251
Regional (Scotland) 2 2,989

If the rt. hon. Member would like a more detailed breakdown I should be happy to provide it.

B. OTHER ORGANISATIONS (46 SURVEYS)
Organisation Total payments
£
Association of Home Economists Ltd. 425
Bath Trades Council 645
Bournemouth and Christchurch Trades Council 3,900
Brighton, Hove and District Consumer Group 598
Camden Council of Social Services 1,649
Cannock Trades Council 304
Greater London Council Citizens' Advice Bureaux 22,100
Largs Citizens' Advice Bureau 927
Llanelli Citizens' Advice Bureau 883
National Housewives Association, North Staffordshire Branch 4,119
Newquay Chamber of Commerce Nil
North Hertfordshire Consumer Group 2,635
Peonarth Citizens' Advice Bureau 975
Rugby and District Trades Council 280
Southampton University 2,600
Taunton Labour Women's Council Nil
Trowbridge and District Trades Council 670
Walsall Consumer Advice Centre 1,216
Warwick and Leamington Consumer Council 986

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