Voluntary Sector Grants

Mr. Stephen Twigg
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to publish the relevant statistics covering central Government department grants to the voluntary sector over the last two years. [67725]

Mr. Boateng
Information relating to grants made by Government Departments to the voluntary sector over the period 1995–96 to 1997–98 is currently being collected. The figures will be published in the Spring.