§ Mr.Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give, for England, the level of grant provided by his Department to the Educational Centres Association in cash terms and real terms, using 1981–82 as the base year, for each year since 1981–82 and the estimate for 1984–85.
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§ Mr.BrookeThe grants to the Educational Centres Association for financial years 1981–82 to 1984–85 are as follows:
£ cash cost terms*(base 1981–82) 1981–82 17,000 17,000 1982–83 17,000 15,944 1983–84 17,600 15,647 1984–85 (estimated) 18,000 15,277 * These figures have been adjusted for general inflation by the application of the GDP deflator at market prices for intervening years.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will indicate, in percentage terms, the size of the cut in funding, through grant aid from his Department, to the Workers Educational Association and the Educational Centres Association, respectively, which has been estimated for 1984–85
Organisation Financial year Percentage 1983–84 1984–85* change — — National Union of Townswomen's Guilds 12,000 12,400 +3 National Federation of Women's Institutes 15,600 15,600 nil Workers' Educational Association Headquarters 45,200 47,000 +4 National Council of YMCAs 10,200 10,200 nil British Theatre Association 13,500 13,500 nil Educational Centres Association 17,600 18,000 +2 National Housewives Register 5,000 5,200 +4 National Association of Women's Clubs 26,500 27,000 +2 National Federation of Community Organisations 21,000 21,700 +3 National Institute of Adult Continuing Education 79,000 †81,000 +1 Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit 1,439,267 1,450,000 +1 Pre-retirement Association 75,000 75,000 nil British Chess Federation 32,000 33,000 +3 * Estimate. † Excluding grant to the NIACE development unit of at least £50,000.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give, for England, the level of grant aid provided by his Department to the Workers Educational Association in cash terms and real terms, using 1981–82 as the base year, for each year since 1981–82 and the estimate for 1984–85.
§ Mr. BrookeThe grants to the Workers Educational Association districts in England for academic years are as follows:
£ million 1981–82 1.970 1982–83 2.209 1983–84 2.401 Final grant for the academic year 1984–85 has not yet been announced but is expected to be of the order of £2.44 million. It is not possible to adjust this grant in cost terms since available GDP deflators relate to financial, rather than academic years.
Grants to the Workers Educational Association for headquarters expenditure in England for financial years are as follows:
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§ Mr. BrookeFinal grant for the academic year 1984–85 to the Workers Educational Association districts has not yet been announced but is expected to be a little under 2 per cent. more than in 1983–84. WEA headquarters grant in financial year 1984–85 will be 4 per cent. more than in 1983–84. The Educational Centres Association grant in financial year 1984–85 is 2.3 per cent. above that for 1983–84.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list, for England, all the adult education organisations funded by his Department, the type of funding in each case, the level of provision for each in 1983–84 and the estimate for 1984–85 and, also in each case, the difference between the above in percentage terms.
§ Mr. BrookeThe total grants paid to national associations by the Department under regulation 19 of the Education (Grant) Regulations 1983 are as follows:
£ million cash £ million cost terms*(base 1981–82) 1981–82 0.043 0.043 1982–83 0.045 0.042 1983–84 0.045 0.040 1984–85 0.047 0.040 *These figures have been adjusted for general inflation by the application of the GDP deflator at market prices for intervening years.