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Written question asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 June 2011.

Alcohol Concern

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what grants were made to Alcohol Concern in (a) the current financial year, and (b) each of the last four financial years; and why the Department of Health have ended their support for that organisation.
Answer

In 2009 the department completed a Strategic Investment Review of voluntary sector funding. As a result of this, the Section 64 general scheme of grants, which provided core funding to organisations, was replaced by the Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund. The purpose of the change was to make funding to the voluntary sector fairer and more transparent. It also means that organisations become more independent and less reliant upon statutory funding. In 2010-11 Alcohol Concern received a grant of £300,000 to support the transition towards self-funding status. Alcohol Concern made an application to the 2011-12 Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund but this was unsuccessful. The organisation has been provided with feedback to explain this decision. The competition for funding was intense, with over 350 applications for this scheme. The grants paid to Alcohol Concern between 2007-08 and the current financial year are in the following table:

Funding year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Core Funding £400,000.00 £400,000.00 £400,000.00 £0.00 £0.00
Project: Developing self-help groups for volunteers £0.00 £50,000.00 £50,000.00 £0.00 £0.00
Transitional Funding N/A N/A N/A £300,000.00 N/A
£400,000.00 £450,000.00 £450,000.00 £300,000.00 £0.00

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9740; 728 c202-3WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Grants Alcohol Concern
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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