Relate (Hansard, 11 November 1991)

§ Mr. Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are being used to decide the forthcoming level of grant allocation to Relate.

Mr. John Pattern
Subject to parliamentary approval of supply estimates the level of grant to Relate's central administrative costs in 1992–93 will maintain cores funding in real terms. Additional funding will be made available in 1992–93 for other activities designed to improve the organisation's management structures at national and local level.

§ Mr. Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will show the level of grant expenditure allocated to Relate each year since 1979, both at current prices and showing the percentage change in the level of funding.

§ Mr. John Patten
The information is as follows:

Grant Percentage increase

(£ cash terms) on previous years

1979–80 418,000 -

1980–81 555,000 32.8

1981–82 704,000 26.8

1982–83 750,000 6.5

1983–84 788,000 5.0

1984–85 827,460 5.0

1985–86 864,570 4.5

1986–87 890,500 3.0

1987–88 912,870 2.5

1988–89 935,910 2.5

1989–90 958,890 2.5

1990–91 1,006,840 5.0

1991–92 1,107,500 10.0

1992–93 ¹1,511,400 36.5

¹Subject to Parliamentary approval of Supply Estimates.

In addition Relate received a special grant of £600,000 over the three years 1988–89 to 1990–91.

	Grant	Percentage increase
	(£ cash terms)	on previous years
1979–80	418,000	-
1980–81	555,000	32.8
1981–82	704,000	26.8
1982–83	750,000	6.5
1983–84	788,000	5.0
1984–85	827,460	5.0
1985–86	864,570	4.5
1986–87	890,500	3.0
1987–88	912,870	2.5
1988–89	935,910	2.5
1989–90	958,890	2.5
1990–91	1,006,840	5.0
1991–92	1,107,500	10.0
1992–93	¹1,511,400	36.5
¹Subject to Parliamentary approval of Supply Estimates.