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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the local authorities that have applied for funding from the Work-life Balance Challenge Fund; and how many have been successful. [160301] Ms Hodge: The following shows that 56 local authorities applied for the Challenge Fund, of which 25 have been successful{1}: Bedford Borough Council{1} Bedfordshire County Council Bolton Metropolitan Council (Housing Department){1} Braintree District Council{1} Bristol City Council, The Equalities Unit{1} Bury Metropolitan Borough Council{1} Cambridgeshire County Council Chelmsford Borough Council Cheshire County Council City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Congleton Borough Council Coventry City Council Devon County Council{1} Dorset County Council Forest of Dean District Council{1} Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council{1} Hertfordshire County Council{1} Kent County Council Kingston Upon Hull City Council{1} Leicester County Council, Education Department{1} London Borough of Camden{1} London Borough of Croydon London Borough of Enfield London Borough of Merton{1} Medway Council{1} Mid Bedfordshire District Council Norfolk County Council{1} North Lincolnshire Council Nottingham City Council{1} Peak District National Authority{1} Perth and Kinross Council{1} Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Education Department{1} Redditch Borough Council Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council{1} Rutland County Council Salford City Council Sefton Education Department{1} Sheffield City Council Shropshire Social Services Directorate{1} Slough Borough Council Somerset County Council South Gloucestershire Council, Education Service St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Staffordshire County Council Stockton-on-Tees Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership{1} Stoke-on-Trent Social Services Department Stratford-on-Avon District Council Surrey Social Services{1} The London Borough of Hounslow The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Warrington Borough Council West Berkshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lancashire District Council{1}.{1} Successful

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

368 c104-5W; 160301

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Conditions of employment Grants Local government Working hours

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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