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(2) what proportion of the Access to Elected Office Fund has been distributed; how many people received funding; and how much on average was paid to each recipient.
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Luciana Berger:
(2) what proportion of the Access to Elected Office Fund has been distributed; how many people received funding; and how much on average was paid to each recipient.
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Luciana Berger:
The £2.6 million Access to Elected Office Fund was launched in July 2012. Six applications to the fund from individual applicants totalling £33,970 have been approved. A further six applications are awaiting a decision. With effect from 1 January 2013, the application limit per applicant per calendar year has been increased from £10,000 to £20,000 to encourage more applications particularly from disabled people. The Government also continues to work jointly with political parties, the Local Government Association, disability organisations and Convey, the independent administrator for the Fund, to promote greater awareness of the Fund. There are no plans to extend the fund beyond March 2014 at present.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) further to the answer of 8 January 2013, Official Report, column 150, what steps she plans to take to encourage further applicants to the Access to Elected Office Fund; and what steps she plans to take to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) further to the answer of 8 January 2013, Official Report, column 150, what steps she plans to take to encourage further applicants to the Access to Elected Office Fund; and what steps she plans to take to ensure...
The £2.6 million Access to Elected Office Fund was launched in July 2012. Six applications to the fund from individual applicants totalling £33,970 have been approved. A further six applications are awaiting a decision. With effect from 1 January 2013, the application limit per applicant per calendar year has been increased from £10,000 to £20,000 to encourage more applications particularly from disabled people. The Government also continues to work jointly with political parties, the Local Government Association, disability organisations and Convey, the independent administrator for the Fund, to promote greater awareness of the Fund. There are no plans to extend the fund beyond March 2014 at present.
The coalition agreement states that the Government will introduce
“extra support for people with disabilities who want to become MPs, councillors or other elected officials.”
Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on progress with that?
The coalition agreement states that the Government will introduce
“extra support for people with disabilities who want to become MPs, councillors or other elected officials.”
Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on progress with that?
As the hon. Lady may know, there is a £2.6 million access to elected office fund, and the wider access to elected office strategy was launched in July last year to deliver on the coalition agreement commitment to provide extra support to tackle the obstacles she mentions. The fund will be open for applications until the end of March 2014, and so far there have been 11 applications, including from independent candidates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of councillors under the age of 35 years old in local authorities (a) in London and (b) outside London;
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of councillors under the age of 35 years old in local authorities (a) in London and (b) outside London;
(3) whether he has made an estimate of the number and proportion of councillors elected in May 2010 who were (a) under 25, (b) under 30, (c) under 35, (d) under 40, (e) under 50, (f) over 60, (g) over 65, (h) over 70, (i) over 80 and (j) over...
(3) whether he has made an estimate of the number and proportion of councillors elected in May 2010 who were (a) under 25, (b) under 30, (c) under 35, (d) under 40, (e) under 50, (f) over 60, (g) over 65, (h) over 70, (i) over 80 and (j) over...
(2) whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of local authorities with no councillors aged under 35 years of age;
(2) whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of local authorities with no councillors aged under 35 years of age;