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Written question asked by Greg Clark (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 December 2007. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Monday, 3 December 2007 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.


Voluntary Organisations: Finance

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the projects which were approved under the Millennium Volunteer programme but which will no longer be funded from April 2008.
Answer

v, an independent charity, made the decisions about future funding for Millennium Volunteers projects through an open and transparent commissioning process. To date over 200 third sector organisations have received funding through vinvolved. Sixty out of the 95 organisations will receive funding through vinvolved. Details of the successful organisations are available on v's website at"www.wearev.com."The following organisations currently providing MV projects did not make any application for funding through vinvolved or were unsuccessful at the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage:"1. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council""2. CEDAR Projects""3. Dearne Valley Venture""4. Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council""5. Family Education Development Trust""6. Hackney Voluntary Action""7. Henshaws Society for Blind People""8. Leeds College of Technology""9. Nottingham City Council""10. Read on Write Away""11. Sports volunteering North West""12. Stoke on Trent College""13. Student Community Action Newcastle (SCAN)""14. Studentforce for Sustainability""15.Torridge Voluntary Services""16.Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Development Agency""17. Wycombe Youth Action""18. Youth Voice"The following organisations currently providing MV were unsuccessful at full application stage. However, this list is subject to change as in 14 local areas, v was unable to appoint vinvolved teams, v will be inviting the following organisations to reapply along with others through their further application process, details will be available on v's website week beginning 3 December 2007."19. BVSC""20. Citizens Advice""21. DISC""22. EcoLocal""23. Hammersmith and Fulham Volunteer Centre""24. Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency""25. Oxfordshire Children and Voluntary Youth Services""26. Southend Association of Voluntary Services""27. St. Thomas Community Network""28. University of Birmingham Guild of Students""29. Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets""30. Wakefield Council""31. Watford and District YMCA"The following organisations will not (at this stage) receive funding through vinvolved but have been named in bids as strategic partners:"32. Blackpool Council (Integrated Youth Service)""33. Connexions Somerset Ltd.""34. Southwark Council""35. Worcestershire County Council Youth Service"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170147; 468 c849-50W
Session
2007-08
Related items
Millennium Volunteers Programme
Monday, 10 December 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Finance Voluntary organisations
Link
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