HC Deb 15 January 1990 vol 165 cc78-9W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inquiries have been received by his Department regarding migrants and the Child Migrants Trust.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The Department has received 22 inquiries since 1987 about child migrants and the Child Migrants Trust.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial contribution his Department is making to the costs incurred by Nottinghamshire county council in seconding Margaret Humphries from her normal duties to work connected with migrants and the Child Migrants Trust.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The Department is making no financial contribution.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department first received the request for grant funding from the Child Migrants Trust.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The Department received an initial inquiry from the Child Migrants Trust about financial assistance on 16 June 1988. A formal grant application was received on 26 January 1989.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department first requested additional information on the grant funding of the Child Migrants Trust.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Officials from the Department requested additional information from representatives of the Child Migrants Trust at a meeting to discuss the grant application on 29 August 1989. This information was received by the Department on Thursday 11 January 1990.