HC Deb 29 June 1988 vol 136 c266W
Mr. Sumberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) on 3 May,Official Report, column 422, if the arrangements for local organisations to apply for funding from the NCVO, Charities Aid Foundation and the ITV Telethon Trust have been announced.

Mr. Scott

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and the Charities Aid Foundation have issued press releases setting out their arrangements for funding local voluntary groups. As a result of the wide publicity given to the Telethon appeal, the Telethon Trust has already received some 10,000 applications from local organisations. Consequently, the trust will not be inviting further applications.

I have arranged for copies of the press releases and of the terms and conditions agreed with the three organisations to be placed in the Library.