§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the criteria used by the Voluntary Services Unit in making grants.
§ Mr. WaddingtonIn general terms, a voluntary body which is assisted or maintained by a grant from the
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Defendants proceeded against for offences against the Sunday trading laws England and Wales No. of defendants County and petty sessional division Proceeded against Found guilty Average amount of fine (£) 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 Avon Bristol 51 43 167 48 34 76 31 43 36 Lawfords Gate 1 — — 1 — — 20 — — Bedfordshire Luton 1 1 3 1 1 2 10 100 20 Cambridgeshire Ely 7 — — 7 — — 33 — — Huntingdon — — 9 — — 9 — — 14 Peterborough — 3 12 — 3 12 — 23 20 Cheshire Voluntary Services Unit must be in one of the following categories. It must be a national organisation whose work spans the interests of several Government Departments or falls outside the responsibility of any individual Department, or a local body engaged in a project which is both innovatory and likely to have some national significance, or it must be an organisation working in an area of high social priority for which alternative funds are expected to be available within a short time.