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Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 15 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 May 2006. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Thursday, 25 May 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Allergy UK

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department has given to Allergy UK in each of the last three years; for what purposes; what plans she has to give further assistance; what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with Allergy UK; when (i) Ministers and (ii) officials have attended a meeting of Allergy UK in each of the last three years; when her Department has (A) distributed copies of the Allergy UK Annual Report and (B) made reference to Allergy UK in Department of Health materials; and if she will make a statement.
Answer

Allergy UK, in common with other national voluntary organisations working in the health and social care fields, is eligible to apply for funding under the Department's Section 64 general scheme of grants.In 2002, Allergy UK was awarded a grant of £112,800 over a three-year period to support their network allergy project. The aim of this project was to support the increased involvement of patients, including those from minority ethnic and other hard to reach groups, in the development of local allergy services.A further project, ““Support Contacts””, has been awarded funding of £117,000 over a three-year period from 2004-05. The grant is supporting a national network of people with allergies who can offer support and advice to others affected by their own particular condition.Funding for Section 64 grants is limited though the Department continues to welcome innovative proposals that are of national significance, complement statutory services, and help secure and promote high-quality health and social care in England.No invitations have been received by Ministers or officials to attend meetings of Allergy UK. As part of the ongoing review into allergy services, officials met with Allergy UK in November 2005. The final report of the review to Ministers will include evidence provided by Allergy UK.It is not a function of the Department to distribute copies of the annual report of external organisations, whom we would expect to have their own distribution arrangements in place.All departmental publications, leaflets and other sources of information are published on the internet, either on the Department's website itself (www.dh.gov.uk), other departmental sites, or partner websites. Contributions by external organisations to these publications are acknowledged within their content.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
446 c1997-8W; 72047
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Finance Allergies Allergy UK
Link
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