§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much money was awarded under the Government's marriage and relationship support programme to(a) National Marriage Week, (b) the Family Matters Institute and (c) the Lesbian and Gay Foundation, in the two most recent annual rounds. [48859]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonTotal funding under the Marriage and Relationship Support Grant Programme was £4.5 million in 2001–02 and is £5 million in 2002–03.
National Marriage Week 2001–02 was supported through the grant of £31,500 paid to Oasis Media (the PR company employed by Futureway Trust). Oasis Media and Futureway also received advisory support and guidance from officials in the Lord Chancellor's Department. The bid for 2002–03 did not score sufficiently highly against the published grant criteria to receive funding.
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation was supported for the first time in 2002–03 with a grant of £48,000.
Family Matters Institute has never received funding from the Marriage and Relationship Support Grant. It applied this year, but did not score sufficiently highly against grant criteria.