Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide a breakdown of spending for 1993–94 of the grant-in-aid given to the Groundwork Foundation, showing how much money was forwarded by the foundation to Groundwork trusts and how much was used by the Groundwork Foundation.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Groundwork Foundation's grant allocation for 1993–94 is £5,516,000, of which the foundation expects to pay £3,792,014 in total to Groundwork Trusts. The foundation estimates that it will pay £1,994,318 as contributions towards the running costs of the trusts, £1,472,696 as grants for specific projects and £325,000 towards the purchase of computer systems. In addition, the foundation will spend £205,000 on training costs for the benefit of trust personnel. The foundation estimates that its own staffing and support costs will be £1,518,986.
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the staff employed by the Groundwork Foundation in the financial years 1991–92 and 1992–93 with their annual salaries; and if he will list the dates at which new staff were taken on.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Groundwork Foundation employed 17 staff in 1991–92 and the total cost of salaries was £663,693. In 1992–93 it employed 33 staff and salaries totalled £888,355. I am obtaining the more detailed breakdown the hon. Member has requested and shall write to him.