Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 9 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Thursday, 22 October 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Charities
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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The total amounts made as grants in aid are as follows:
£ 2003-04 30,817,129 2004-05 31,897,153 2005-06 31,604,136 2006-07 30,335,751 2007-08 32,218,493 A number of organisations receive grants in aid from the MOD including Voluntary Cadet Groups (Naval Cadet Force, Army Cadet Force, Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force), Museums, Forces Welfare organisations such as the Sailors, Soldiers, Air Forces and Families Association (SSAFA), Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS), Help Information Voluntary Exchange (HIVE) and sports bodies.Smaller charitable grants are made by each of the single services to organisations with which they are closely affiliated. The amounts involved are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 497 c1634W; 292661
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Charities Ministry of Defence
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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