asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what grant-in-aid was given to the citizens advice bureau service for (a) recurrent costs and (b) development work in (i) Scotland and (ii) England and Wales in each of the past three financial years; and what are the proposed figures for the coming year.
| Grand-in-aid expenditure by NACAB and SACAB (£1,000s) | ||||||||
| 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 (Estimate) | |||||
| NACAB | SACAB | NACAB | SACAB | NACAB | SACAB | NACAB | SACAB | |
| Recurrent costs | 4,775 | 422 | 5,452 | 460 | 5,915 | 483 | 6,151 | 559 |
| Bureau grants | 1,618 | 278 | 1,728 | 339 | 1,800 | 356 | 1,857 | 367 |
| Total | 6,393 | 700 | 7,180 | 799 | 7,715 | 839 | 8,008 | 926 |
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in which parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom citizens advice bureau services are not available.
I understand that there are approximately 100 out of the 650 parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom where citizens advice bureau services are not available. The full list of these constituencies is not yet available, but I will write to the hon. Member with this information as soon as possible.