§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what senior appointments have been made to the board of Experience Corps; and on what terms. [39803]
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§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 5 March 2002]: The Experience Corps is an independent company. Its appointments are subject to the memorandum and articles of association of the company. The current list of directors is listed on its website or is available from the company.
§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been allocated to the Experience Corps; over what period; and how much had been spent by 31 December 2001. [39804]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 5 March 2002]: The Experience Corps company has been allocated a total of £19.9 million pounds for the period until 31 March 2004 to deliver the initiative. The first instalment of grant-in-aid was paid in September 2001. By 31 December 2001, the Home Office had paid a total of £2.8 million in grant-in-aid to the Experience Corps company.
§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the performance of the Experience Corps to date. [39728]
§ Angela EagleThe Experience Corps company was established in March 2001 and signed a financial agreement with the Home Office in September 2001. It is organising separate launches in each of the nine government regions of England; the first took place in November 2001 and they will be completed by April 2002. It has the objective of 250,000 volunteers over the lifetime of the initiative. We will receive a report on the first six months' progress by the summer.