Written question asked by Margaret Moran (Labour) on Thursday, 27 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 October 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Futurebuilders Funding

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of Futurebuilders funding was spent on consultants in the last year for which figures are available;

Answer

Details of Futurebuilders England Ltd's expenditure on consultants are given in the following table:'

Table 1: Futurebuilders England's expenditure on consultants
	Proportion of total fund (percentage)
Consultants to Futurebuilders England Ltd.	0.1
Consultants engaged by Futurebuilders England Ltd. to assist applicant organisations.	0.12

Applications to Futurebuilders England Ltd. are for Futurebuilders investments. Decisions as to the form the investment should take, whether loan, grant or a combination, are made subsequently by Futurebuilders England Ltd., in consultation with the applicant organisation. Details of the number of applications made and the investments offered to date are given in the following table:

Table 2: Applications to Futurebuilders England Ltd. for Futurebuilders investments
	Application ‘window one', July to September 2004	Application ‘window two', June to September 2005
Number of applications	630	485
Number of full investments agreed	48	—
Number of development grants agreed	42	—
Total number of investments to date	90	—
⁽⁵²⁾ Figures not yet available.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 24034; 440 c447W;440 c447W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Futurebuilders Funding
Tuesday, 29 November 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Consultants Expenditure Grants Loans Futurebuilders England
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Futurebuilders Funding

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