§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for South-West Bedfordshire of 25 January,Official Report, columns 1185–6W, on Government funding of the voluntary sector, if he will list the grant schemes and other mechanisms by which his Department distributes funding to voluntary sector organisations.[51412]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 19 April 2002]: Funding to voluntary sector organisations by the Ministry of Defence is effected via the provision of grants in aid. These are grants from voted monies to particular organisations or bodies, which may include, but are not restricted to, voluntary sector organisations. The list of organisations for Financial Year 2001–2002 is as follows:
- The Air Training Corps
- The Army Sports Control Board
- The Atlantic Council
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The Millennium String of Pearls
- The National Army Museum
- The Royal Air Force Museum
- The Royal Air Force Sports Board
- The Royal British Legion
- The Royal Hospital Chelsea
- The Royal Marines Museum
- The Royal Naval Museum
- The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum
- The Royal Navy Sports Board
- The Royal Navy Submarine Museum
- The Scott Polar Research Institute
- The Victoria and George Cross Association
- The Welfare Council