HC Deb 06 March 1984 vol 55 cc545-6W
Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress is being made in the review of the rules governing the playing of bingo in licensed bingo and social clubs.

1982–83 1983–84 Provisional
£ £
GRANTS ADMINISTERED BY THE VOLUNTARY SERVICES UNIT
Action Resource Centre 20,000 27,000
Association of Researchers in Voluntary Action and Community Involvement 7,400 10,000
AVEC 13,000
Birmingham Settlement 5,375 21,500
Bristol Courts Family Conciliation Service 23,000 25,000
British Association for Counselling 8,750 6,250
British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres 25,500 25,500
British Council of Churches (Community Work Resource Unit) 12,880 14,250
CETU 29,500 32,945
Charity Trading Advisory Group 8,500
Church Army (Inner Cities Unit) 11,250 15,000
Community Development Exchange UK Symposium 7,500
Community Projects Foundation 764,000 811,250
Community Service Volunteers 529,500 502,000
Community Service Volunteers (grant for young offenders by Prison Department) 80,260
Community Transport 34,000 36,000
Councils for Voluntary Service—national Association 7,000
Fair Play for Children 25,000 25,900
Federation of Community Work Training Groups 20,000 21,000
Festival Welfare Services 18,500 20,000
Gamblers Anonymous General Services Board 1,000 1,000
Hammersmith and Fulham Race Relations Project 1,575
Horticultural Therapy (Land Use Volunteers) 4,000 7,650

Mr. Hurd

I recently met a number of hon. Members (including my hon. and learned Friend) and representatives of the bingo associations to resolve outstanding matters relating to the advertising of the proposed national game and bingo generally. We made good progress.