§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding was made available for regional associations for the blind in each year since 1985; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. BowisThe Department has made available to the regional associations for the blind the following levels of funding:
South Regional Association for the Blind North Regional Association for the Blind Total £ £ £ 1984–85 65,090 42,634 107,724 1985–86 74,746 53,738 128,484 1986–87 72,389 52,206 124,595 1987–88 75,905 52,007 127,912 1988–89 106,702 53,169 159,871 1989–90 107,381 62,097 169,478 1990–91 127,577 67,619 195,196 1991–92 132,084 71,768 203,852 1992–93 145,000 69,391 214,391 1993–94 143,079 84,100 227,179 From April 1994, under the visual impairment sub-programme of the training support programme TSP, the Department will be making £250,000 available to local authorities to spend specifically on the training of such workers.