§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will list the competitive grant scheme, administered by the Department and its agencies, open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion and, for each scheme in each year(a) the number of applicants,(b) the number of successful applicants, (c) the total of grants awarded, (d) the number of pages in the application form and (e) if the grant can be used to fund the core costs of the applicant organisation; [22426]
(2) what estimate has been made of the administrative cost to the (a) state, (b) unsuccessful applicants and(c) successful applicants of the competitive grant schemes, provided by his Department and its agencies 1025W open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion; [22405]
(3) if he will provide a list of the grants made under the competitive grant schemes administered by his Department and its agencies open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion; [22422]
(4) how many different competitive grant schemes administered by his Department and its agencies were open in each of the last 10 years to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion; [22432]
(5) if he will place in the Library a copy of the application form for each of the competitive grant schemes administered by his Department and its agencies open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion. [22411]
§ Ms Keeble[holding answer 12 December 2001.]: The information requested can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.