HC Deb 22 March 1982 vol 20 c268W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what programmes involving charities and voluntary bodies his Department is sponsoring in the current financial year; how much has been allocated for this and how much has been spent; what criteria the organisations applying for assistance have to fulfil; if it is intended to run such programmes in the next financial year and how much will be involved; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Heseltine

Grants to voluntary bodies, other than housing associations, are as follows:

Programme Allocation 1981–82 £000 Spend (Estimated) 1981–82 £000 Allocation 1982–83 £000
1. Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 250 250 290
2. Keep Britain Tidy Group 275 275 292+50 for "Beautiful Britain 1983"
3. Amenity Societies and Civic Trust 76 76 83
4. Small Grants Programme 250 171 320 (including Urban Initiatives Fund)
5. Urban Programme 25,000 not known not yet available

Note:

  1. 1. Grants are made under section 13 of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 to voluntary bodies concerned with homelessness, to be spent on services which have a wide geographical coverage or are innovative.
  2. 2. Grant is awarded so as to enable the Group to carry out specified activities concerning litter abatement.
  3. 3. Amenity societies are grant aided to assist local planning authorities with their work in connection with applications to demolish listed buildings. Grant to the Civic Trust includes support for the Heritage Education Group and grant towards remaining work on the administration of grants in non-outstanding conservation areas.
  4. 4. The small grants programme assists national or regional voluntary bodies in work which benefits the environment. The urban initiatives fund is to help provide advisory services to those wishing to improve the appearance of and bring back into use land and buildings which are disused or under-utilised.
  5. 5. This sum, which includes allocations from other Departments, represents 75 per cent. of the total expenditure of local authorities. It is an approximate figure.