§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assistance has been given by the Government to marriage guidance councils in the past year.
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§ Mr. MayhewIn the current financial year I am making the following grants towards the training and headquarters expenses of marriage guidance organisations:
£ National Marriage Guidance Council 704,000 Jewish Marriage Education Council 5,000 Family Welfare Association 14,000 Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 91,000 Institute of Marital Studies 220,000 £1,034,000 My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services is making a grant of £23,000 to the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council in support of the cost of its medical services, and of £20,000 to the National Marriage Guidance Council for the training of its counsellors in the treatment of sexual difficulties.