Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will specify each donation which his Department has made in each financial year since 1979–80 in response to public appeals for financial aid.
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§ Mr. MooreMy Department has made no donations in response to public appeals for financial aid since its creation in July 1988. However the Government do make donations to a variety of organisations working in the social security field. For example, I announced to the House last October that the Government will be contributing £5 million to a special trust fund set up to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Motability, the scheme set up to help disabled people to obtain cars on favourable terms and up to £5 million has also been made available in the current financial year to the independent living fund.