§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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, open in each year since 1997 to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion. [22402]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 12 December 2001]No such estimate has been made. The information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The Home Office does, however, publish application criteria and guidance notes for each grant programme in the hope that this will reduce the number of inappropriate applications received.