§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many competitive grant schemes administered by his Department and its agencies were open in each of the last 10 years to organisations in the voluntary and community sector for the purposes of tackling social exclusion; [22436]
(2) 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 her 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; [22400]
(3) if she will list the competitive grant scheme, administered by her 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; and, for each scheme in each year (a) the number of applicants, (b) the number of successful applicants, (c) the total of grants awarded, (d) the number of pages in the application form and (e) if the grant can be used to fund the core costs of the applicant organisations; [22423]
(4) if she will place in the Library a copy of the application form for each of the competitive grant schemes administered by her 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; [22415]
(5) if she will publish a list of the grants made under the competitive grant schemes administered by the 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. [22421]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 12 December 2001]The Home Office has lead policy responsibility for the Government's relationship with the voluntary and community sector. I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Angela Eagle), on 19 December 2001Official Report, column 482.