Voluntary Agencies, London

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 April 1987.

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Photo of Mr Andrew Rowe Mr Andrew Rowe , Kent Mid 12:00, 1 April 1987

Does my hon. Friend agree that, while the anxieties about the future voluntary agency funding have been substantially allayed, there are considerable difficulties for voluntary agencies in the annual budgeting that is forced upon them by so much public accounting? Will he give us an assurance that voluntary agencies, which increasingly are taking on jobs of considerable importance, will be able to look further into the future when considering the funding for which they are dependent on the Government?