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Trade Unions: Finance

Volume 482: debated on Tuesday 4 November 2008

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much in grants has been paid by the Government to trades unions in each year since 1997. (229380)

Annual breakdowns of the expenditure before 2004 are not available. The following tables therefore give (a) the commitments to unions under the Partnership at Work Fund and, (b) actual payments under the Strategic Partnership Fund and the Union Modernisation Fund.

(a) Funds committed to unions 2000-03

Union

Year in which commitment made

Amount given (£)

Purpose

AEEU

2000

49,912

Partnership Fund1

Unison

2000

32,500

Partnership Fund

Community and Youth Workers Union

2000

50,000

Partnership Fund

Unison

2000

13,440

Partnership Fund

TUC

2000

14,450

Partnership Fund

TUC

2000

24,300

Partnership Fund

Scottish TUC

2000

37,575

Partnership Fund

MSF

2000

20,000

Partnership Fund

Royal College of Midwives

2000

34,000

Partnership Fund

MSF

2000

30,000

Partnership Fund

MSF

2000

26,405

Partnership fund

Unison

2000

50,000

Partnership fund

TGWU

2001

50,000

Partnership Fund

Unison

2001

14,000

Partnership Fund

Numast

2002

36,800

Partnership Fund

Amicus

2002

47,360

Partnership Fund

TUC

2002

43,015

Partnership Fund

TGWU

2002

42,276

Partnership Fund

Royal College of Nursing

2002

18,650

Partnership Fund

Unison

2003

50,000

Partnership Fund

(b) Funds paid to unions

Union

Amount given (£)

Purpose

Year ended 31 March 2005

TUC

26,472

Strategic Partnership Fund2

GPMU

3,880

Strategic Partnership Fund

GMB

96,871

Strategic Partnership Fund

Amicus

37,592

Strategic Partnership Fund

TUC

12,544

Strategic Partnership Fund

UCATT

61,045

Strategic Partnership Fund

Year ended 31 March 2006

TUC

21,512

Strategic Partnership Fund

GMB

108,000

Strategic Partnership Fund

Amicus

261,381

Strategic Partnership Fund

TUC

34,270

Strategic Partnership Fund

UCATT

69,898

Strategic Partnership Fund

Year ended 31 March 2007

GMB

15,000

Strategic Partnership Fund

TUC

68,000

Strategic Partnership Fund

UCATT

4,443

Strategic Partnership Fund

GMB

23,340.53

Union Modernisation Fund3

Wales TUC

12,252.64

Union Modernisation Fund

National Union of Teachers

7,377.84

Union Modernisation Fund

Royal College of Midwives

43,329.35

Union Modernisation Fund

Union of Finance Staff

7,083.30

Union Modernisation Fund

United Road Transport Union

24,330.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Community and District Nursing Association

8,125.65

Union Modernisation Fund

British Dental Association

6,047.75

Union Modernisation Fund

Connect

28,647.63

Union Modernisation Fund

USDAW

104,011.73

Union Modernisation Fund

National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers

32,489.00

Union Modernisation Fund

National Union of Journalists

11,475.34

Union Modernisation Fund

ASLEF

13,232.25

Union Modernisation Fund

General Federation of Trade Unions

23,284.48

Union Modernisation Fund

Portman Group Staff Association

6,070.70

Union Modernisation Fund

Year ended 31 March 2008

Amicus

286,881.41

Strategic Partnership Fund

PCS

17,500

Strategic Partnership Fund

GMB

106,532.92

Union Modernisation Fund

Communication Workers Union

28,008.85

Union Modernisation Fund

Wales TUC

29,708.34

Union Modernisation Fund

National Union of Teachers

20,285.64

Union Modernisation Fund

Royal College of Midwives

88,135.28

Union Modernisation Fund

Union of Finance Staff

41,776.70

Union Modernisation Fund

Unity (CATU)

15,192.76

Union Modernisation Fund

United Road Transport Union

50,670.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Equity

22,737.50

Union Modernisation Fund

Transport and General Workers Union

47,535.05

Union Modernisation Fund

Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union

17,241.06

Union Modernisation Fund

Community and District Nursing Association

6,418.37

Union Modernisation Fund

Community

63,453.00

Union Modernisation Fund

British Dental Association

15,329.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

46,618.70

Union Modernisation Fund

Connect

28,988.12

Union Modernisation Fund

USDAW

82,811.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Prospect

78,621.69

Union Modernisation Fund

National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers

161,245.00

Union Modernisation Fund

National Union of Journalists

43,145.52

Union Modernisation Fund

Trades Union Congress

62,695.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Community and Youth Workers Union

16,915.96

Union Modernisation Fund

Amicus

128,105.62

Union Modernisation Fund

ASLEF

58,245.47

Union Modernisation Fund

General Federation of Trade Unions

74,623.90

Union Modernisation Fund

Portman Group Staff Association

9,533.80

Union Modernisation Fund

Musicians' Union

17,788.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

2,845.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)

5,983.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Equity

7,691.30

Union Modernisation Fund

From 31 March to 22 October 2008

General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU)

15,122.48

Union Modernisation Fund

Trades Union Congress (TUC)

22,020.16

Union Modernisation Fund

Musicians' Union

14,426.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)

326.02

Union Modernisation Fund

UNISON

22,633.11

Union Modernisation Fund

Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trusts (Aspect)

5,100.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

8,682.00

Union Modernisation Fund

ACCORD

42,684.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)

40,957.97

Union Modernisation Fund

First Division Association (FDA)

27,437.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Trades Union Congress (TUC)

4,897.00

Union Modernisation Fund

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)

7,957.50

Union Modernisation Fund

General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU)

11,053.83

Union Modernisation Fund

Nautilus UK

8,199.37

Union Modernisation Fund

Equity

30,725.87

Union Modernisation Fund

Amicus the union

17,606.56

Union Modernisation Fund

Retained Firefighters Union

51,930.68

Union Modernisation Fund

Nationwide Group Staff Union

5,875.00

Union Modernisation Fund

GMB

63,667.08

Union Modernisation Fund

Communication Workers Union

116,159.35

Union Modernisation Fund

Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union

33,405.42

Union Modernisation Fund

Wales TUC

83,681.18

Union Modernisation Fund

Lloyds TSB Group Union

22,322.60

Union Modernisation Fund

National Union of Teachers

35,267.02

Union Modernisation Fund

British Dental Association

780.25

Union Modernisation Fund

Prospect

26,197.78

Union Modernisation Fund