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Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will outline the source or sources of funds made available to voluntary organisations in the conservation field in relation to his Department's special grants programme; and if he will list the extent of each of the contributions.
Mr. Waldegrave
[pursuant to his answer, 1 April 1985, c. 432–3]: Funds for the special grants programme are drawn from DOE Vote VIII 2 subhead C9. The following grants were awarded under the programme in 1984–85 to voluntary organisations concerned with conservation:
| £ | |
| British Trust for Conservation Volunteers | 100,000 |
| Byways and Bridleways Trust | 4,000 |
| Cathedral Camps | 10,000 |
| Conservation Foundation | 25,000 |
| Conservation Trust | 8,250 |
| Council for Environmental Conservation | 32,600 |
| Council for National Parks | 7,620 |
| Ecological Parks Trust | 14,200 |
| International Waterfowl Research Bureau | 2,000 |
| Kennet and Avon Canal Trust | 5,000 |
| Open Spaces Society | 4,500 |
| Pennine Heritage | 23,000 |
| Royal Society for Nature Conservation | 41,135 |
| Rural Preservation Association | 11,536 |
| Tree Council | 13,000 |
| Wildfowl Trust | 2,600 |
| Wildlife Link | 8,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund UK: Youth Education Work | 18,000 |