§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which organisations which were in receipt of a grant from her in 1997–98 no longer are; what the annual saving is; which organisations which were not in receipt of a grant in 1997–98 now are; and what the annual cost is. [61394]
§ Mr. MorleyThe aggregate figure for government grants to private organisations and individuals was £28.6 billion in 2000–01 (the last year for which full outturn data is available) compared with £24.8 billion in 1997–98. This includes Lottery grants, but excludes social security payments classified as grants in the national accounts.
The Department has only been in existence since June 2001, so does not have such historical information itself. Constructing it retrospectively would involve disproportionate cost.