§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what financial support he will provide to the National Association for Urban Studies in the year 1993–94; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robin SquireMy Department has provided funding for the National Association for Urban Studies for the past four years from the special grants programme. A new three-year grant, awarded in 1990–91, was tapered to encourage the association to broaden its trading base and reduce the reliance on the Department's grant. In that time, the association failed to demonstrate adequate progress towards self-sufficiency. As a result, and because the programme is heavily oversubscribed, I have decided that the scarce resources available would be better spent on other projects.