HC Deb 30 April 2002 vol 384 c702W
Mr. Letwin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for South-West Bedfordshire (Mr. Selous) of 25 January 2002,Official Report, columns 1185–86W, on Government funding of the voluntary sector, what information is collated on the contributions made to the state funding of the voluntary sector by (a) central Government, (b) local government, (c) the European Union, (d) the National Lottery and (e) other state sources. [51406]

Angela Eagle

[holding answer 19 April 2002]: Information on funding from all these sources is not routinely collated by Government.

The most recent estimates available to the Home Office on funding to the voluntary sector, in the categories identified, are for 1999–2000 and are totals for the United Kingdom as follows:

  1. (a) Central government—£1,220,069,420
  2. (b) Local government—£1,611,387,000
  3. c European funds—£232,061,849
  4. (d) National Lottery—£1,118,315,366,
  5. (e) Other state sources—£878,400,000

Note:

Other state sources include health authorities and trusts, police and fire authorities.

Mr. Letwin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding the Government have given to the(a) National Council for Voluntary Organisations, (b) Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, (c) Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, (d) Wales Council for Voluntary Action, (e) British Youth Council, (f) Charities Aid Foundation, (g) Community Action Network, (h) Community Development Foundation, (i) Charity Finance Directors Group, (j) National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service, (k) Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations and (l) Ethnic Minority Foundation in each of the last five years. [51218]

Angela Eagle

[holding answer 19 April 2002]: Information on Government funding to these organisations is currently only available for 1998–and 1999–2000. Data for 2000–01 are in the process of being collected. Total Government funding is as follows:

£
1998–99 1999–2000
British Youth Council 49,000 52,277
Charities Aid Foundation 6,000 1,608,000
Charity Finance Directors Group 0 1—
Community Action Network 107,481 45,000
Community Development Foundation 901,800 13,829,916
Council of Ethnic Minority 0 42,000
Voluntary Section Organisations
Ethnic Minority Foundation 0 1—
National Association of Councils of Voluntary Service 239,893 342,003
National Council of Voluntary Organisation 1,037,887 990,000
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action 1— 1—
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations 377,150 3,199,199
Wales Council for Voluntary Action 768,564 1,091,537
1 No data