§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much grant he is giving to (a) the intermediate treatment fund and (b) voluntary organisations concerned with establishing programmes for juvenile offenders as an alternative to custody; and how this compares with the figures for each of the last five years at constant prices.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg£450,000 will be available for the intermediate treatment fund in 1982–83, and my right hon. Friend is further prepared to grant-aid voluntary bodies concerned with developing community-based provision for young offenders to a total of about £900,000, if suitable projects are put forward. Comparable grants for the previous five years expressed at the same price level were:
IT fund Other voluntary bodies £000 £000 1977–78 — 35 1978–79 297 79 1979–80 244 298 1980–81 298 468 1981–82 325 758