§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much funding his Department is giving to the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux in 1995–96; how much it would have been if the 1994–95 level had been fully increased to reflect the change in the cost of living; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this change in funding in real terms on the number of regional offices sustained by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux. [14670]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorFunding from my Department for the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux for 1995–96 will be £11,916,000. Core funding for 1994–95 was also £11,916,000. Based on the adjusted gross domestic product deflator given in the Treasury Red Book, annexe A to chapter 6, this figure would have increased to £12,297,312. It is for the association to decide how best to use the resources which are available to it, and it would not be appropriate for the Department to intervene in operational decisions such as the number of regional offices which are sustained by the association.