§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial support his Department has given since 1 April 2000 to projects run by the British Red Cross. [52945]
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§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 26 April 2002]: As the Minister responsible for the voluntary and community sector, I am answering on behalf of central Government Departments.
The latest, estimated figures for central Government support to the British Red Cross, available for the 2000–01 financial year only, are as follows:
£ Department for Education and Skills 98,500 Department for International Development 32,011,423 Northern Ireland 5,591 Scottish Executive 20,220 Total 32,135,734 Note:
These estimated figures do not include potential funding from the Welsh Assembly, which is not currently held centrally.