HC Deb 22 June 1982 vol 26 cc45-6W
Mr. Pawsey

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the non-official bodies to which his Department made grants in the last financial year; and how much was paid to each.

Mr. Whitelaw

The information is as follows:

£
National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders 420,000
International Social Service of Great Britain
(1) Grants towards expenses of persons leaving United Kingdom 134,734
(2) Grant towards running costs 54,209
National Marriage Guidance Council 704,000
Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 91,000

£
The Institute of Marital Studies 220,000
Family Welfare Association 14,000
Jewish Marriage Education Council 5,000
British Council for Aid to Refugees (now British Refugee Council) 679,000
Ockenden Venture 266,000
Save the Children Fund/Refugee Action 212,000
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 4,000

In addition, the voluntary services unit made grants to voluntary organisations as listed in reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, North-West (Mr. Colvin) on 21 April.—[Vol. 22, c. 95.] Grants totalling £3,266,000 were made to some 330 management committees of voluntary organisations to provide hostels and other facilities for the rehabilitation of convicted persons; and grants totalling £1,697,825 were made to the management committees of 26 probation and bail hostels.