To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding for Millennium Volunteer projects was allocated to (a) each region and (b) each shire county in (i) 2001–02, (ii) 2002–03 and (iii) 2003–04; and how much funding he proposes to allocate to each region in 2004–05. [123287]

The amount of funding allocated for Millennium Volunteers projects in each region in 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 is provided in the table. Details of funding for each shire county is not collected as many projects operate across boundaries.

£
Region	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
East Midlands	1,027,174	1,059,268	1,111,052
East of England	1,474,717	1,452,331	1,325.198
London	2,062,717	1,933,514	1,696,119
North East	1,072,368	932,442	960,734
North West	1,834,084	1,967,701	2,019,687
South East	1,468,231	1,933,827	1,952,871
South West	1,628,993	1,675,570	1,810,513
West Midlands	1,598,413	1,577,314	1,664,627
Yorks and Humberside	1,315,365	1,711,213	1,758,946
Total	13,482,062	14,243,180	14,299,747

The funding which is to be allocated to each region in 2004–05 will not be finalised until September to allow local discussions on budget allocations and final agreement of the funding formula. When this has been agreed I will arrange for the information to be provided in the House of Commons Library.