HC Deb 17 February 2000 vol 344 c654W
24. Mrs. Ann Cryer

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many millennium volunteer projects have been approved; and if he will make a statement on progress. [109154]

Ms Hodge

There are currently 95 projects which have been contracted for under the Millennium Volunteers Programme in England. I announced on 19 January that a further 88 projects had been approved from the second bidding round, which will build on the success of the earlier projects. There will be further activity supported during 2000 to extend the scope of Millennium Volunteers coverage and to ensure a sufficient variety of opportunities to attract a broad range of young people to Millennium Volunteers.