Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster written question – answered at on 24 February 2017.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much has been donated by the Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund in each of the last five years and in 2016; how much of that was donated to organisations and projects in Lancashire during each such year; and what use was made of those donations.
The donations by the Benevolent Fund in each of the last five years are set out in the table below:
Year | Total Amount |
2015/16* | £401,639 |
2014/15 | £543,331 |
2013/14 | £388,315 |
2012/12 | £370,611 |
2011/12 | £354,530 |
The annual donations to organisations and projects in Lancashire are set out in the table below:
Year | Donations received by panel | Grants made by the panel |
2015/16* | £100,000 | £118,714 |
2014/15 | £100,000 | £98,015 |
2013/14 | £105,000 | £92,706 |
2012/12 | £90,000 | £95,538 |
2011/12 | £90,000 | £109,525 |
Where grants are higher than donations received in a calendar year, this is accounted for by previous years’ unspent income being carried forward to the following year.
A considerable number of charities benefit from the fund, a full list will be provided by my private office.
Please note that the answer to this question is late on account of an administrative error in the Table Office.
*as of 31st March 2016
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No2 people think not
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