HC Deb 02 April 1990 vol 170 cc480-1W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all those voluntary organisations in the London borough of Islington serving the needs of the ethnic minority communities which have been agreed by his Department in the past four years for funding under partnership arrangements; and if he will indicate the amount of Government contribution in each case.

Mr. Moynihan

[holding answer 26 March 1990] : Voluntary organisations play a major role in the delivery of urban programme and partnership objectives, especially for ethnic minorities, one of the Department's target groups for urban programme support. Urban programmes are critically examined before being approved by my Department. The local authority is required both to monitor the performance and output of all approved projects and to evaluate each project in detail at least once during its lifetime.

The following is the information requested showing the full cost of support through the Islington partnership urban programme. The Government's contribution is 75 per cent. of these amounts. Of the 40 schemes listed 22 are being supported in the financial year 1989–90.

Name of group 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
£000s £000s £000s £000s
Hi-Fashion Music Co-operative 35.0 36.5 49.0 n/a
Patidar Samaj (National Association for the Gujerati community) 37.0 10.5 11.0 n/a
North London Bengali Association 5.7 6.0 16.0 n/a
Islington Chinese Group Chinese Centre 14.5 44.5 26.0 27.0
Kokayi Supplementary School (African and West Indian community) 38.5 56.0 72.5 18.0
St. Gabriels Youth Club-Endeavour project 27.5 12.0 n/a n/a
MENCAP—Beacon Youth Club n/a 74.0 n/a n/a
Mayville Youth Club Music Workshop n/a 10.0 11.0 11.5
Holloway Youth Workshops Limited n/a 88.0 n/a 19.0
Rockinghorse Playgroup n/a 12.0 n/a n/a
North London Bangladesh Welfare Association 13.0 7.0 n/a n/a
Holloway Neighbourhood Group (Mayton Street Community and Youth Centre n/a 44.0 49.5 39.0
The Angel Project Inner City Action on Drugs 16.0 17.0 32.0 33.8
SCOPE Christian Action 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.5
Anglo-Hellenic Association n/a 20.0 24.0 32.5
Pharos Association (Employment Worker) n/a n/a 6.0 9.0
Islington Project—Youth Worker with Greek girls n/a 12.5 14.0 14.7
Pakistan Womens Welfare Association 21.5 12.5 12.0 12.5
Newington Green Black Pensioners (previously Mildmay Grove Pensioners) n/a 4.5 5.0 5.0
Finsbury Park Community Trust (Asian Women's Employment Project) n/a n/a n/a 12.0
Totals 878.6 1,122.9 890.5 505.8

Source: London Borough of Islington. Urban Programme Project Information forms.