HC Deb 03 April 1985 vol 76 cc639-40W
Mr. Clifford Forsythe

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what encouragement he is giving to the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland in its efforts to establish a railway museum at Carrickfergus.

Grants paid under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972
1984–85 £ 1983–84 £ 1982–83 £ 1981–82 £ 1980–81 £
Northern Ireland Council of Social Services 276,000 199,990 177,507 162,667 149,680
Community Service Volunteers 5,381 8,065 11,500 23,270 19,636
St. Vincent de Paul Society 52,026 39,303 39,650 33,250 26,708
Belfast Voluntary Welfare Society 3,500 4,000 3,000 2,000 2,000
Carafriend 5,147 4,625 2,100 1,875 1,610
Retirement Association of Northern Ireland 7,235 6,890 6,500 6,000 6,000
International Voluntary Service 14,438 11,000 11,718 10,976 10,700
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) 27,268 25,970 24,500 21,000 17,500
Northern Ireland Council for Orthopaedic Development 16,800 16,000 13,000 12,000 12,000
National Deaf Children's Society 2,420 2,300 2,000 2,000 2,000
Ulster Institute for the Deaf 6,300 6,000 5,500 5,000 5,000
Age Concern 71,873 68,450 64,575 35,841 30,747
Abbeyfield Society 2,400 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,738
Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults 7,560 4,000 3,750 3,500 3,000
Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health 81,432 69,252 55,285 52,236 53,944
Northern Ireland Marriage Guidance Council 31,981 60,600 33,590 34,278 22,500
Northern Ireland Council on Alcohol 55,599 139,461 47,168 43,346 36,350
British Epilepsy Association (Northern Ireland Region) 6,000 2,650 2,200 2,000 2,000
Northern Ireland Womans Aid Federation 30,300 20,700 19,000 17,300 11,900
Northern Ireland Widows Association 5,230 1,525
Gingerbread 45,660 46,500 44,490 31,300 16,100
Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 70,900 35,378 30,000 11,500
Church of Ireland Social and Family Welfare Society 1,120 1,060 1,000 750 670
Blind Centre for Northern Ireland 18,000 10,000 7,200 6,600 6,000
Motability 11,111 11,376 11,220 8,681 9,682
Multiple Sclerosis Action Group 13,340 12,700 12,000 11,000 5,000
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Families Association 700 650 600 575 500
Physically Handicapped and Able-Bodied 13,000 8,250 7,500 5,000 3,000
Family Planning Association (NI Region) 3,500 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,300
Council on Alcohol Related Problems 23,924 18,887 26,933 15,224 11,940
Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme 14,700 5,833
Multiple Sclerosis Society (NI Branch) 3,150 3,000 1,000 1,000
Ambulance Services 3,150 3,180 3,994
Womens Health Fair 2,250
National Health Service Retirement Fellowship 557 530 1,000
PRAXIS 22,298 30,629 18,000 12,500
Home Insulation Schemes 56,437 38,000 6,500 60,000
Disabled Drivers' Association 1,050 1,000
National Schizophrenia Fellowship 16,065 5,250 348
National Council for Carers and their Elderly Dependents 500 500
National Rubella Campaign 700 500
Northern Ireland Hospice 50,000 100,000 12,000
Northlands Centre 17,000 664
Marie Curie Memorial Foundation 5,000
Industrial Therapy Organisation 25,000
Order of Malta Ambulance Corps 15,500
British Red Cross Society 1,289
Womens Information Group 2,000
CRUSE in Northern Ireland 11,250
Open Door Housing Resettlement Project 7,000
Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1,820
Northern Ireland Council for the Single Homeless 1,500
Workers Education Association 2,400
SHARE 7,700

Mr. Scott

I accept in principle the need for the development of local museums, but because of pressure on resources I am unable to commit funds to this, and other, local museum initiatives. I will, however, keep the situation under review.

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