§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report, for the last 10 years for which figures are available, the amounts of money paid by his Department, whether directly, or
Health Education Council Action on Smoking and Health Coronary Prevention Group Alcohol Concern £ million £'000 £'000 £'000 1975–76 1.6 18.5 1976–77 1.4 31 1977–78 2.9 41.5 1978–79 3.5 59.5 1979–80 4.3 70 1980–81 4.7 80 1981–82 6.1 90 3 1982–83 7.9 115 3 1983–84 8.6 136 3.25 69 1984–85 8.9 150.5 8.5 311 Payments are made by payable order.
A number of voluntary organisations grant-aided by the Department undertake some health education as part of their main function. A full list was set out in my predecessor's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Smith) on 25 July 1985 at columns 765–771.