§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what funding the Government provide each year to the Citizen's Advice Bureaux; and if he will make a statement. [41220]
§ Dr. Whitehead[holding answer 7 March 2002]: I have been asked to reply.
Individual Citizen's Advice Bureaux are funded through a variety of sources, including lottery money, and by local authorities who decide on the level of funding in the light of their own assessment of local needs and the resources available to them. Central Government provide support for local authorities in this area through general grant. The Legal Services Commission, a non-departmental public body, also provides funding to some Citizens Advice Bureaux through the system of contracting, introduced as part of the arrangements for the community legal service.