§ 38. Mr. George Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will detail the level of grant in aid made available to the Scottish Citizens Advice Bureaux for each of the last five financial years, as well as for the current financial year; and if he will indicate the criterion he uses to determine the level of grant in aid.
§ Mr. FletcherThe total grant in aid paid to the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux since 1979–80 is as follows:
£ 1979–80 228,384 1980–81 415,200 1981–82 503,733 1982–83 530,608 1983–84 629,700 In the current financial year, the cash limit is £700,400.
The grant in aid is determined on the basis of an analysis of needs considered within the framework of public expenditure constraints.
§ 39. Dame Judith Hartasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funds he is making available to citizens advice bureaux in Scotland over the next two years.
§ Mr. FletcherThe information is not yet available. Expenditure plans for 1985–86 and 1986–87 have not yet been laid before Parliament and the exact amount of grant to individual organisations has yet to be decided.