§ Mr. Porterasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what grants he has made in the current year to voluntary bodies, charities and pressure groups.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinGrants in 1983–84 to voluntary bodies — other than housing associations — are as follows. The list does not include grants made by statutory bodies associated with the Department, such as the Countryside Commission, the Sports Council or the Nature Conservancy Council.
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Grants to voluntary organisations 1983–84 £ 1. Amenity Societies and the Civic Trust Civic Trust 55,000 Council for British Archaeology 3,250 Ancient Monuments Society 6,500 The Georgian Group 6,500 The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings 6,500 The Victorian Society 6,500 2. Keep Britain Tidy Group 468,000 Contribution to Beautiful Britain Campaign 50,000 3. Small Grants Programme Advisory Committee for the Education of Romany and other Travellers 11,020 Advisory Committee on Pollution of the Sea 2,500 British Trust for Conservation Volunteers 25,000 Cathedral Camps 8,000 Council for Environmental Education—Youth Unit 2,113 Council for Urban Studies Centre 11,200 East Anglian Gypsy Council 900 Friends of the Earth Trust Ltd. 6,675 Hawk Board 2,500 Inter Action—County Wings 19,820 International Waterfowl Research Bureau 2,000 Merseyside Improved Houses 1,030 National Association of Local Councils 500 National Council for Voluntary Organisations—Inner City Voluntary Action Development Programme 35,203 National Council for Voluntary Organisation— Secondment to Business in the Community 8,000 National Gypsy Council 12,720 National Inner Cities Forum 750 North West Civic Trust 14,750 Romany Guild 6,720 Royal Institute of British Architects—Architecture Workshops 22,207 Royal Society for Protection of Birds: 1) Urban Field Officers 7,150 2) Woodland Management Information 5,000 Somerset Small Industries Group 6,350 Town and Country Planning Association—Planning Aid Unit 12,000 Town Teacher 2,500 Volunteer Centre 11,754
£ Wildlife Link 3,500 4. Urban Initiatives Fund Directory of Social Change 8,625 Inter Action Ltd.—Neighbourhood Use of Buildings and Space 16,000 National Federation of City Farms 8,000 Royal Institute of British Architects—Community Projects 16,000 Town and Country Planning Association—Northern Office 16,750 Urban and Economic Development Ltd. (URBED) 19,250 5. Council for Environmental Education 42,000 5. Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 SHAC—The London Housing Aid Centre 86,250 Shelter National Housing Aid Trust 41,051 Housing Advice Switchboard 48,000 Campaign for Homeless Single People (CHAR) 26,000 National Association of Voluntary Hostels (NAVH) 22,850 Women's Aid Federation (England) (WAFE) 10,200 National Cyrenians 28,300 National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) 5,500 7. Urban Programme The contribution from central government to voluntary bodes under the Urban Programme is estimated at approximately £46.5 million in 1983–84; this includes a substantial contribution from the Department of Health and Social Security arid the Department of Education and Science.