Written question asked by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Monday, 21 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 1 February 2002. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Friday, 1 February 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what initiatives the Government has taken to (a) reorganise and (b) simplify access to state funded competitive grant schemes for (i) community and (ii) voluntary groups; whether a particular Minister has been given specific responsibility for rationalising and simplifying access to state funding for voluntary and community organisations; how the Government will measure the success of its initiatives to simplify access to state funding for voluntary and community organisations; and how progress will be monitored and reported; what research the Government has conducted into the administrative requirements on voluntary and community organisations making applications to the system of state funded competitive grant schemes. - Inc ref to "Meeting the challenge of change: voluntary action into the 21st Century". (Holding answer 24 January 2002).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 379 c575-6W;379 c571-2W; 29930;29925;29924;29926
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Community development Applications Finance Grants Ministerial duties Voluntary organisations Regional Coordination Unit
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