HC Deb 12 July 2000 vol 353 cc597-601W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the beneficiaries of(a) community support grant and (b) family support grant in (i) 1999–2000 and (ii) 2000–01, giving the sums of money paid in each grant. [129525]

Mr. Boateng

[holding answer 7 July 2000]: The Family Support Grant is a programme of funding for voluntary organisations which first became available in 1998 when it was announced that £7 million would be made available over three years. The first £1 million of awards for 1999–2000 were announced in June 1999 and a further £3 million was announced in April 2000 for 2000–01. Additionally, it was agreed that the new National Family and Parenting Institute would receive £247,000 from the Home Office as part of a "joined up" funding package from five other Departments and the Welsh Assembly totalling £2 million over the three years. 1999–2002 Parentline Plus would receive £310,000 for each of the financial years in question in order to develop and expand the services already provided to parents by introducing a national freephone telephone helpline for parents.

Funding under the open competition in both bidding rounds has gone to a range of national and local organisations across the country under three strands to help support infrastructure organisations and to promote innovative work with families. Each year a grant is made available to fund projects with a specific theme aimed at plugging gap areas in provision. In 1999 the theme was working with boys, young men and fathers. This year projects working on the parenting of teenagers have been funded.

Grants paid out in the year April 1999–2000 are available for up to three years and for 2000–01 for up to two years. Grants given to voluntary organisation projects are listed; figures are given per project for both 1999–2000 and 2000–01 where applicable.

£
Voluntary organisations 1999–2000 2000–01
National Council of One Parent Families 39,511 29,645
Contact A Family 31,500 35,000
Parent Network (two projects) 90,000 50,000
Parenting Education and Support Forum (two projects) 90,000 99,000
Family Policy Studies Centre 43,169 43,953
National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations 38,500 35,000
After Adoption 38,831 43,153
Trust for the Study of Adolescence 32,662 43,837
REU 44,983 0
Baby Naming Society 10,000 0
Fathers Direct 45,000 50,000
CEDC 22,700 2,500
Family Nurturing Network 4,524 2,591
Parents in Partnership Parent Infant Network 36,148 35,137
YMCA England 43,997 48,630
Newpin 45,000 50,000
Family Support Unit—East Birmingham 7,288 11,409
The Warren 31,360 33,566
National Children's Centre 44,200 45,775
National Youth Agency 30,000 0
Youthnet 30,511 0
Thomas Coram Foundation 30,000 50,000
Working with Men 44,985 48,270
Ormiston Children and Families Trust 20,100 23,227
National Children's Bureau 12,150 8,925
Black Development Agency 30,000 30,000
Divert Trust 28,307 32,689
Gingerbread 10,000 20,000
Families Need Fathers 15,000 0
Norwood Ravenswood 8,489 0
One plus One (one project jointly funded with the Department of Health, the other with the Lord Chancellor's Department) 18,500 17,000

£
Voluntary organisations 2000–01
National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations 20,000
Child Psychotherapy Trust 15,176
Working with Men 22,926
National Council for One Parent Families 30,000
REU (two projects) 99,585
Fathers Direct 50,000
Parenting Education and Support Forum 14,000
Family Policy Studies Centre 38,786
Family Rights Group 34,284
Peers Early Education Partnership 49,415
Newham Bengali Community 50,000
National Association of Child Contact Centres 50,000
Parents in Partnership Parent Infant Network 47,227
Family Welfare Association 49,040
Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International 49,739
Positive Parenting Publications 50,000
Family Planning Association 50,000
Health and Advocacy Counselling Services for Turkish and Kurdish Speaking Communities 29,551
Crime Concern/Daycare Trust 44,500
Divert Trust (two projects) 92,364
Leeds Animation Workshop 50,000
Norwood Ravenswood 20,000
Community Education and Development Centre 34,000
Ormiston Children and Families Trust 2,453
RPS Rainer 50,000
YMCA England—Parent Education and Support Unit 50,000
Trust for the Study of Adolescence (two projects) 97,995
Parentline Plus services to adolescents project 45,000
Young Voice 35,000
Barnardos Byker Sands Family Centre 49,912
After Adoption 48,899
NFPI befriending project 50,000
One plus One befriending project 50,000
Active community unit
Community support grants Amount paid £
1999–2000
Age Concern 60,000
Age Concern 24,520
Age Concern 49,797
Alzheimer's Society 7,292
Arthritis care 43,490
Black Development Agency 48,000
Black Regeneration Network 10,000
Bright Red Dot Foundation 100,000
British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres 47,363
Business in the Community 113,032
Business in the Community 50,000
Business in the Community 52,500
Business in the Community 35,906
Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum 19,572
Children's Society 19,013
Community and Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region 38,000
Community Development Foundation-Community Forum 30,000
Commmunity Service Volunteers 50,000
Community Service Volunteers—RSVP 154,000
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations 42,000
Dark Horse Venture 28,500
East Midlands Voluntary Sector Forum 48,000
Educational Broadcasting Services Trust 15,000
Halton Voluntary Action 76,545
Help the Aged 30,586
London Voluntary Service Council 48,000
Media Trust 200,000
MSF Union 42,000
National Association for Care and Resettlement of Offenders 20,782
National Association of Volunteer Bureaux 50,175
National Association of Volunteer Bureaux 73,275

Active community unit
Community support grants Amount paid £
National Centre for Volunteering 36,211
National Centre for Volunteering 12,700
National Centre for Volunteering 20,700
National Centre for Volunteering 46,779
National Mentoring Network 35,000
National Trust 10,881
National Youth Agency 80,000
North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency 84,375
Nottingham and District Racial Equality Council 10,000
Oldham Development Agency for Community Action 25,000
Pabulum 23,330
Progress Trust 38,183
ONE20 500,000
Ravidassia Community Centre 34,514
RAISE 45,380
South West Forum 48,000
Somali Womens' Association and Welfare Group 4,050
Voluntary Action Camden 112,500
Voluntary Action Luton 112,500
Voluntary Organisations' Network North East 10,000
Voluntary Organisations' Network North East 43,000
Volunteers in Action Southwark 12,760
Voluntary Service Overseas 43,000
Voluntary Sector North West 18,900
Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council 47,530
Yorkshire and Humber Regional Forum for Voluntary and Community Organisations 21,000
Youthnet UK 827,791
Youthnet UK 130,725
2000–01
Age Concern 39,730
Alzheimer's Society 12,500
Arthritis Care 14,753
Asian Health Agency 68,000
Black Development Agency 58,000
Black Regeneration Network 58,000
Bright Red Dot Foundation 100,000
British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres 42,613
Business in the Community 258,354
Business in the Community 50,000
Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum 58,000
Children's Society 24,500
Community and Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region 58,000
Community Development Foundation-Community Forum 30,000
Community Service Volunteers—RSVP 114,000
Community Service Volunteers 60,000
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations 58,000
Dark Horse Venture 21,000
East Midlands Voluntary Sector Forum 58,000
Halton Voluntary Action 276,429
Help the Aged 42,562
London Voluntary Service Council 58,000
MSF Union 50,000
National Association for Care and Resettlement of Offenders 32,084
National Association of Volunteer Bureaux 3,000
National Association of Volunteer Bureaux 56,100
National Centre for Volunteering 2,678
National Centre for Volunteering 122,739
National Children's Bureau 10,000
National Mentoring Network 25,800
National Trust 25,708
National Youth Agency 100,000
North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency 270,000
Oldham Development Agency for Community Action 25,000
Pabulum 23,330
ONE20 710,00
RAISE 58,000
Ravidassia Community Centre 35,200
Sandwell Volunteer Bureau 60,000
Somali Womens' Association and Welfare Group 8,347

Active community unit
Community support grants Amount paid £
South West Forum 58,000
Voluntary Action Camden 270,000
Voluntary Action Luton 270,000
Voluntary Organisations' Network North East1 58,000
Voluntary Organisations' Network North East2 58,000
Voluntary Sector North West 58,000
Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council 58,000
Yorkshire and Humber Regional Forum for Voluntary and Community Organisations 58,000
Youthnet UK 13,125

Note:

The list does not include grants which are planned but have not yet been approved by Ministers or offered.