§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has any plan to increase the money allocated through his Department to money advice services.
§ Mr. LeighMy Department does not provide funds specifically for money advice services and has no plans to do so. The main provider of money advice nationally is the citizens' advice service which through the network of citizens' advice bureaux advises on debt problems as part of its general advisory work. Individual bureaux are funded mainly by local authorities. My Department funds the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and348W Citizens Advice Scotland which provide the support services to the local bureaux. Total DTI grant-in-aid in 1991–92 to NACAB and CAS will be about £12 million.
Many lending institutions have already provided funds to support money advice services: the Government would like to see more following that lead.