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Mr. McMaster
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he intends to issue to (a) departments (b) executive agencies, (c) non-departmental public bodies and (d) outside
| Calls | Funding | ||||
| Helpline | Run by | Year | Number | Year | £ |
| The National Volunteering Helpline1 | Independent company | 1995 | 14,000 | 1995 | 130,000 |
| The Prison Service Victim Helpline2 | Agency | 1994 | 24 | 1994 | 39,000 |
| 1995 | 238 | 1995 | 12,000 | ||
| Prisoner Location Service | Agency | 1993 | 48,000 | ||
| 1994 | 60,000 | ||||
| 1995 | 68,000 | 1995 | 460,000 | ||
| UK Passport Agency inquiry lines | Agency | 1991 | 1.5 million | 1991 | 750,000 |
| 1992 | 1.5 million | 1992 | 760,000 | ||
| 1993 | 1.6 million | 1993 | 800,000 | ||
| 1994 | 2.1 million | 1994 | 890,000 | ||
| 1995 | 2.3 million | 1995 | 910,000 | ||
bodies and arm's-length organisations which he has responsibility for, or an interest in, regarding the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and if he will make a statement. [9221]
Mr. Howard
I refer to the reply to the hon. Member's question given on 15 January 1996, Official Report, column 417, by my hon. Friend the Minister for Disabled People. I, too, will ensure that my Department and bodies for which it is responsible are made aware of their responsibilities under the Act.