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Professional Assistance And The Heritage Lottery Fund

EDM number 596 in 1996-97, proposed by Harry Barnes on 27/02/1997.

That this House notes the considerable difficulties small charities and other projects face in making formal submissions for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund due to their reliance on basically voluntary advice in the fields of fund-raising and accountancy, in contrast to larger concerns which have access to professional advice, the costs of which can be included in the application for grants; understands the need to ensure that funds only go to projects which are worthwhile, achievable and represent value for money, and that any monies are only used for the defined purposes of the project; and strongly believes that the Heritage Lottery Fund itself should make assistance available to groups which cannot afford to hire professional advisers, in the belief that this will enable a fairer distribution of Heritage Lottery Fund grants both geographically and socially and will help to redress the balance towards small projects seeking life saving awards of a few hundred pounds, whilst trimming the size of awards to multi-million pound schemes.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Harry Barnes27/02/1997North East DerbyshireProposed
Ken Livingstone28/02/1997Brent EastSigned
Tony Banks28/02/1997Newham North WestSigned
Peter Hardy03/03/1997WentworthSigned
Barry Jones03/03/1997Alyn & DeesideSigned
Bill Michie03/03/1997Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Lawrence Cunliffe03/03/1997LeighSigned
John Evans03/03/1997St Helens NorthSigned
Terry Lewis04/03/1997WorsleySigned
Paddy Tipping04/03/1997SherwoodSigned
Norman Godman04/03/1997Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Maria Fyfe04/03/1997Glasgow, MaryhillSigned
Andrew Faulds04/03/1997Warley EastSigned
Michael Connarty04/03/1997Falkirk EastSigned
Richard Burden04/03/1997Birmingham, NorthfieldSigned
Liz Lynne04/03/1997RochdaleSigned
Lynne Jones04/03/1997Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Dennis Skinner04/03/1997BolsoverSigned
Gordon Prentice04/03/1997PendleSigned
Colin Pickthall04/03/1997West LancashireSigned
Alan Meale05/03/1997MansfieldSigned
Mike Hall05/03/1997Warrington SouthSigned
John Gunnell05/03/1997Leeds South and MorleySigned
Terry Davis05/03/1997Birmingham, Hodge HillSigned
Tom Cox05/03/1997TootingSigned
Jeremy Corbyn05/03/1997Islington NorthSigned
Eric Clarke05/03/1997MidlothianSigned
Ian Davidson05/03/1997Glasgow, GovanSigned
Jeff Ennis06/03/1997Barnsley EastSigned
Bill Etherington06/03/1997Sunderland NorthSigned
Kevin McNamara06/03/1997Kingston upon Hull NorthSigned
Alice Mahon06/03/1997HalifaxSigned
Joan Lestor06/03/1997EcclesSigned
Brian Jenkins06/03/1997Staffordshire South EastSigned
Rachel Squire10/03/1997Dunfermline WestSigned
Keith Bradley11/03/1997Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe12/03/1997Bradford SouthSigned
Michael Clapham13/03/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Martyn Jones18/03/1997Clwyd South WestSigned
James Callaghan20/03/1997Heywood & MiddletonSigned
Win Griffiths20/03/1997BridgendSigned

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