Family Planning Association

HC Deb 17 March 1980 vol 981 c39W

Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present level of support to the Family Planning Association; and what are the corresponding figures for the previous five years.

Sir George Young

For the three years up to 31 December 1979, the Department funded about half the net expenditure of the eight English regional centres of the Family Planning Association. This grant was in support of the general aims

	1979–80	1978–79	1977–78	1976–77
	£	£	£	£
Regional activities	30,000	50,000	40,000	10,000*
Family Planning Information Service	160,000	160,014	107,000	23,750*
Courses	30,895	12,235	10,895	7,658
	220,895	222,249	157,895	41,408
* Grants commenced 1 January 1977.

Before 1977, financial support for the Family Planning Association was given only to meet the cost of commissioned services.