§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was local government expenditure on the voluntary sector of the youth service in 1990 and equivalent figures for 1979–80 and each year from 1984–85 to 1989–90.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThere have been several changes over the period 1979–80 to 1988–89 in the coverage of the categories in local education authority spending returns which relate to expenditure by local education authorities on the voluntary youth service. So it is not possible to give the figures requested on a comparable basis. As a rough guide, however, the trend in spending in the relevant categories is estimated as: 717W
£ million cash 1979–80 9.0 1984–85 17.2 1985–86 18.7 1986–87 18.0 1987–88 17.5 1988–89 20.6 Figures for subsequent years are not yet available.
§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list by education authority(a) expenditure on the voluntary sector of the youth service and (b) the related grant-related expenditure allocation for 1988–89 and 1990–91.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthNot all local education authorities have yet submitted spending returns for 1988–89. Of those that have, 23 have recorded expenditure on services provided by voluntary associations relating to the youth service, as follows:
£'000s Bexley 15 Bromley 51 Croydon 227 Merton 53 Birmingham 921 Coventry 109 Knowsley 1 Wirral 90 Bolton 34 Rochdale 102 Doncaster 38 Bradford 750 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 7 South Tyneside 79 Avon 1,129 Buckinghamshire 152 Devon 492 Humberside 217 Lancashire 368 North Yorkshire 101 Oxfordshire 90 Suffolk 83 Warwickshire 6 ENGLAND TOTAL 5,115 No figures are yet available for spending in 1990–91. There has been no sum specifically identified for spending on the voluntary sector of the youth service within the grant-related expenditure or standard spending assessments of individual LEAs.
§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was central Government expenditure on the voluntary sector of the youth service in(a) 1990, (b) 1979–80 and (c) each year from 1984–85 to 1989–90.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe information is not readily available in the form requested. The table sets out total expenditure by the Department on the youth service as a whole. While the majority of this expenditure is specifically on voluntary work in the field, the figures include payments for general support made direct to national youth bodies.
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Expenditure on the youth service £ thousand Financial years Current Capital1 1979–80 1,623 4.003 1984–85 3,158 263 1985–86 3,493 511 1986–87 3,592 536 1987–88 3,727 511 1988–89 3,940 463 1989–90 4,190 368 1990–912 4,577 651 1 From 1981–82, the responsibility for grant-aid for local voluntary building projects for the youth service and for village halls and community centres devolved to local government. 2 Estimates provision.