HC Deb 31 October 1990 vol 178 c598W
30. Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to increase spending on debt advice work.

140. Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to increase spending on debt advice work.

Mr. Redwood

My Department does not specifically fund debt advice work, and I have no plans to do so. However, much of this work is done by local citizens advice bureaux, as part of their general service. Local bureaux receive most of their funding from local authorities, but my Department funds the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and Citizens Advice Scotland, which provide support services for local bureaux. Total DTI grant in aid to NACAB and CAS will be more than £11 million in 1990–91.