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 Ann Keen (Labour) on Friday, 16 October 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Charities

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years.

Answer: Information on all Department grant funding to charitable organisations is not available in the format requested from central records and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.Tables showing grant awards from the funding years 2004-05 up to the current funding year 2009-10 with the identifiable data available including; Social Enterprise Pathfinders, Social Enterprise Investment Fund, Children's Hospice and Hospice at Home, Dignity in Care (one year capital awards), Tobacco policy programme, Section 64 General Scheme of Grants, Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund, Strategic Partner Programme and the Opportunities for Volunteering grant scheme, have been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 497 c1165W; 292660
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-2539
Friday, 16 October 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Charities Department of Health
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk