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821W
Written Answers
1 DECEMBER 2010
Written Answers
822W
Mr Kenneth Clarke: Between April and October 2010
the MoJ awarded grants worth £70 million to external
organisations. The organisations who were awarded
grants are listed in the following table.
For 2011-12, the MoJ is still exploring funding options
for external organisations and charities. The MoJ 2012-13
funding is subject to the 2010 spending review and is
not yet finalised. NOMS has estimates in place for
2011-12 and 2012-13 but these are subject to change
based on funding levels from MoJ.
The MoJ also provides grants-in-aid to its NDPBs.
For the year 2010-11, the gross provisions 1 for these are:
NDPB Grant-in-Aid (£000)
Legal Services Commission 2,175,331
Information Commissioner’s
7,990
Office
Judicial Appointments
6,860
Commission
Parole Board 10,948
Youth Justice Board 448,131
Criminal Injuries Compensation
238,823
Authority
Criminal Cases Review
6,496
Commission
1
As per the 2010-11 winter supplementary estimates
Note:
These figures are subject to change following end of year audit.
The MoJ is currently working out specific funding
requirements for NDPBs in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
Organisation or Umbrella term
Grant awarded by MoJ or
executive agency (£000)
Writers in Prison Network Ltd 47
Partners of Prisoners and Families
16
Support Group
Koestler Trust 35
NACRO 1,149
SOVA 248
Prisoners Abroad 146
CVS Pre-release Volunteer Scheme 79
National Assoc, of Prison Visitors 6
RCJ (Miscarriages of Justice) 90
Mubarek Trust 23
Prison Video Trust 29
Action for Prisoners’ Families 187
Samaritans 55
United Synagogue Visitation
12
Committee
Sikh Chaplaincy Service UK 17
Angulimala 17
ADFAM 84
Magistrates’ Association 37
Operation Black Vote 70
John Smith Memorial Trust 320
UK Subscription for the Hague
161
Conference
GRECO ID contribution 30
Great Britain China Centre 190
China Law Council 328
Plenet for running costs between
50
Apr-Jun
Money Advice Trust 750
The Helplines Association 25
Organisation or Umbrella term
Grant awarded by MoJ or
executive agency (£000)
Family Drug and Alcohol Court
35
pilot
Reunite 128
National Mediation Helpline 90
Family Mediation Helpline 40
Coroners’ Support Service 48
Development Trust Association 50
Women In Prison 80
Women’s Community Projects
6,200
(umbrella)
CLINKS 548
Local Criminal Justice Boards 7,375
Victim Support 51,566
Total 70,271
Anas Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
what the monetary value of grants awarded by his
Department was in 2009-10; and how much he expects
to award in grants in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
[27215]
Mr Kenneth Clarke: In 2009-10 the Ministry of Justice
awarded grants to external organisations to the value of
£81.4 million.
For the full financial year of 2010-11, the MoJ anticipates
a total expenditure of £71.8 million to be made in
grants to external bodies.
The grants to external organisations for 2011-12 have
yet to be decided.
Note:
All future figures are estimates only and are subject to change.
EU Law
Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
how many EU directives are pending transposition into
domestic legislation by his Department; and what estimate
he has made of the cost of each such transposition.
[27506]
Mr Djanogly: The Ministry of Justice is responsible
for two directives that are currently pending transposition
into domestic legislation:
Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council on Certain Aspects of Mediation in Civil and Commercial
Matters. The introduction of this directive will not impose additional
regulatory burdens on businesses. The procedures it will introduce
will be optional to those wishing to conduct EU cross-border
mediations, and are expected to lead to greater legal certainty for
those involved. The main costs envisaged to implement the directive
are in relation to the necessary facilitative amendments to court
rules and minimal costs in training court staff and the judiciary.
Directive 2010/64/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the Right to Interpretation and Translation in Criminal
Proceedings. We are currently considering the most cost-effective
ways of transposing and implementing this directive, with the
result that estimated costs cannot currently be provided.
Prisons: Visits
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for
Justice how many registered prison visitors there were
in each of the last five years; and whether he plans to
take steps to increase the number of such visitors.
[27667]