Child Migrants (Hansard, 13 April 1994)

HC Deb 13 April 1994 vol 241 c203W 203W

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of placing and maintaining British child migrants during each year between 1964 and 1967.

§ Mr. Bowis
The information required was not collected centrally.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evaluation she has made of the adequacy of current grant aid to the Child Migrants Trust.

§ Mr. Bowis
The Child Migrants Trust applied to the Department for a core grant in October 1993. An official subsequently visited the trust and evaluated their finances. The Department has recently awarded a grant of £30,000 per year for the next three financial years 1994–95 to 1996–97.