§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what(a) initiatives, (b) campaigns and (c) advisory bodies relating to older people his Department (i) is responsible and (ii) has provided funding since 2001; and what the cost in each year was for each one. [166237]
§ Alan JohnsonThe tables set out the work the Department for Education and Skills has undertaken or funded since 2001 to promote learning for older people (50+). The main work is support for projects under(a) initiatives.
The Department has not been responsible for or funded any (b) campaigns. Likewise the Department has not established or funded any national advisory bodies for older people under (c).
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(a) Initiatives: 2001–02 Title Cost (£) Organisation 4th Age Learning at home and in day care 33,000 NIACE Senior Learner Awards 17,100 NIACE Skills for Older People 50,000 NIACE Drawn from Memory 20,000 Adult and Community Learning in Oxfordshire Total funding 427,700
2002–03 Title Cost (£) Organisation DfES/BGOP conference 9,000 Better Government for Older People Senior Peer Physical Activity Motivator Programme 9,700 British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health Peer Group Training for Older People 80,000 Community Education Development Centre Days out! Days in!—4th age learning at home and in day care provision 33,000 NIACE Fred Moore Institutional Award 21,300 NIACE Why, Where, What and How Older People Learn 37,800 NIACE Spotlight 2002 146,440 Meridian Broadcasting Charitable Trust Senior Learner Awards 28,942 NIACE USA Development Projects 26,680 The Third Age Trust Learning Support for Older People 70,000 NIACE Involving adults in learning through sport 3,000 Youth Sport Trust LiveAge cd-rom 13,105 Leicester Adult Education College e-Finance Project 2,000 Coventry City Council Total Funding 480,967
2003–04 Title Cost (£) Organisation Senior Learner Awards 31,430 NIACE Fred Moore Institutional 21,300 NIACE Awards for 2004 USA Development Projects 17,180 The Third Age Trust Older and Bolder 71,750 NIACE Total Funding 141,660