§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what funding has been allocated nationally to Groundwork trusts in each year since 1990–91; and what is the expected allocation for 1993–94 and 1994–95.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Groundwork Foundation has allocated the following funds to Groundwork trusts in England from its grant in aid as contributions to their approved running costs:
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Year Amount £ Number of Trusts 1990–91 1,292,407 22 1991–92 1,622,319 25 1992–93 1,521,017 25 1993–941 1,994,318 28 1Estimated outturn. For 1994–95 the foundation has made an initial provision of £2,889,000 for a target of 37 trusts in England.
§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what funding has been allocated to each of the individual Groundwork trusts in Yorkshire and Humberside in each year since 1990–91; and what are the expected allocations for 1993–94 and 1994–95.
§ Mr. AtkinsThere are two Groundwork trusts in the Yorkshire and Humberside region—South Leeds and Wakefield. Grants paid from the Groundwork Foundation's grant in aid as a contribution towards the trusts' approved running costs have been allocated as follows:
South Leeds £ Wakefield £ 1990–91 178,000 57,692 1991–92 150,000 48,444 1992–93 55,000 42,275 1993–94 55,000 15,000 Allocations for 1994–95 have not yet been made.
The trusts are also able to apply for grants for projects under departmental programmes, but details of these payments are not readily available.