§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the level of grant provided to the Access Committee for England in the financial years(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98 and (c) 1998–99. [36332]
§ Mr. RaynsfordGrant payments by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions for the years in question are:
- 1996/97: £10,000
- 1997/98: £10,000
- 1998/99: 0.
The grant payments in 1996/97 and 1997/98 were made as part of an inter-departmental agreement by the previous Government to provide funding to the Access Committee for England for the two years ending 31 March 1998.