HC Deb 21 April 1986 vol 96 cc83-4W
Mr. Rowe

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money was paid by his Department to support (a) the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, (b) the General Medical Council and (c) the United Kingdom Nursing Board in each of the latest three years for which figures are available; and what proportion of the total costs of these bodies each of those contributions represented.

Mr. Hayhoe

The information requested in respect of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting is set out in the table. The Department does not pay a grant to the General Medical Council which is a self-financing independent statutory body.

£'000
1983–84 actual 1984–85 actual 1985–86 provisional
Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work 4,090 7,275 9,479
Grant* † †
Percentage of total expenditure 97 98 99
United Kingdom Central Council
Grant* 1,251 323 727
Percentage of total expenditure 41 13 20
English National Board Grant 63,620 66,800 70,930
Percentage of total expenditure 98 99 96
* Includes contributions from other Government Departments as follows:
(a) Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
Scottish Education Department 225 280 263
Welsh Office 209 403 538
Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland) 56 87 81
(b) United Kingdom Central Council Scottish Home and Health Department 65 31 70
Welsh Office 34 16 36

1983–84 actual 1984–85 actual 1985–86 provisional
Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland) 20 10 22
† Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work took over responsibility for the administration of training grants to about 1,100 postgraduate social work students on 1 October 1984, and the level of Departmental grant reflects this.