Equal Opportunities Commission

HC Deb 29 January 1980 vol 977 cc553-4W

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the amount of grant given to the Equal Opportunities Commission for each year since it was set up; and if he will announce the level of grant for the forthcoming financial year.

Mr. Raison

The annual grant-in-aid since the Equal Opportunities Commis- sion was established in December 1975 has been:

1975–76	£118,870
1976–77	£850,430
1977–78	£1,460,699
1978–79	£1,644,650
1979–80	£2,251,000 (estimated)

Estimated expenditure for 1980–81 will be included in the Supply Estimates which will be published in due course.