§ Dr. Fox:To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the grants made to outside bodies under the Section 64 general grants scheme; and the value of each grant. [129594]
§ Dr. Ladyman:The information about the grants approved for award in April 2003 for the year 2003–04 under the Section 64 General Scheme has been placed in the Library.
The total amount was £21,451,211.
89WCore grants are awarded as a contribution to an organisation's central administrative costs. "New" core grants are awards to organisations that have not had core funding previously, or after a break of not less than one year. "Renewal" core grants are awards to those organisations that have previously received core funding.
Voluntary and community sector organisations have a range of expertise and knowledge of issues in their particular fields, which enables them to make a unique contribution to the development and delivery of services to NHS patients and their carers.