§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which organisations which were in receipt of a grant from him 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 of each is. [61390]
§ Beverley HughesI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Andrew Smith), on 17 June 2002,Official Report. column 136W.
The 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 are available) compared with £24.8 billion in 1997–98. This excludes social security payments classified as grants in the national accounts and includes lottery grants.
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§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 10 June 2002]The Home Office has undertaken 14 formal national public consultations since June 2001. The table lists consultations that started after 1 June 2001 and finished by the time of this response. The number of respondents in each case is noted but the percentage of those specifically consulted is not, as Departments are not routinely required to keep such records.
The figure do not include internet hits which are an increasingly popular method of the public accessing Government consultations.
Detailed analysis of departmental spending is contained in Departments' annual reports. Comprehensive data on individual grant recipients are not centrally available.