§ Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much assistance the Marriage Guidance Council has received from public funds each year since 1979, expressed in cash terms, real terms and as a percentage change from 1979.
§ Mr. MellorGrants in aid to the National Marriage Guidance Council for the years 1979–80 to 1986–87 were:
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Grant (cash terms) £ Grant (real terms) £1 Percentage change from 1979–80 (real terms)1 1979–80 418,000 — — 1980–81 555,000 467,865 +11.9 1981–82 704,000 539,968 +29.2 1982–83 750,000 537,000 +28.5 1983–84 788,000 539,780 +29.1 1984–85 827,460 543,641 +30.1 1985–86 864,570 536,033 +28.2 1986–87 890,500 535,191 +28.0 1 Real terms figures are the cash figures adjusted to 1979-SO price levels by excluding the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. Since its introduction in 1981–82 the cash terms increase in each year has been in accordance with the standard revaluation factor applied to all cash limited votes as required by the Government's system of cash planning.
Additionally, grants have been given to the National Marriage Guidance Council (a) by the Manpower Services Commission, under the voluntary projects programme, and (b) by the Department of Health and Social Services, towards the cost of developing the council's marital sexual therapy services, as follows:
(a) (b) MSC grant (cash terms) DHSS grant (cash terms) £ £ 1979–80 — 10,000 1980–81 — 20,000 1981–82 — 20,000 1982–83 — 20,000 1983–84 53,460 35,000 1984–85 231,270 30,000 1985–86 173,040 25,000 1986–87 79,800 —