§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Where the offices of Millennium Volunteers are located; and how many staff are employed in the company; and [HL1680]
Who is the chairman of the Millennium Volunteers; and what is the salary and period of tenure of this post; and [HL1713]
What is the annual budget of Millennium Volunteers; what were the start-up costs of the company; to whom is it accountable; and how it will be evaluated. [HL1681]
§ Baroness BlackstoneMillennium Volunteers is run by a unit within the Department for Education and Employment. The unit is based in Sheffield and currently has a staff of 18. No chairman has therefore been appointed for Millennium Volunteers.
The budget allocated to the Millennium Volunteers Programme in England is £47.75 million for the period 1998 to March 2002. The Government are accountable to Parliament for its expenditure. An evaluation of some early demonstration projects has already taken place and further evaluation is planned for later this year.