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WQ.390/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2019
Question
Will the Minister advise members how much money his department has paid in grants to each of the uniformed youth organisations in the Island each year for the last five years, indicating how any annual changes compare to the respective changes in R.P.I. from one year to the next, and will he explain how much he is proposing to give them in the coming years under the Government Plan?
Answer
The table below sets out the amount of money paid in grants to each of the uniformed youth organisations in the Island each year for the last five years.
Cadet | Reason | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 payable |
Sea Cadets | Annual Grant (£) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Air Training Cadets | Annual Grant (£) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Combined Cadets | Annual Grant (£) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Army Cadets | Annual Grant (£) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Additional Grant Contributions during year: | ||||||
Air Training Cadets | One-off funding to ensure that the building utilised by the ATC is made wind and watertight (£) |
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| 31,482 |
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| Grand Total (£) | 40,000 | 40,000 | 71,482 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
R.P.I rose by 0.9% in 2015, 1.9% in 2016, 3.6% in 2017 and 3.9% in 2018. During the twelve months to June 2019 the All Items Retail Price s Index (RPI) for Jersey increased by 2.8% to stand at 178.4 (June 2000 = 100).
The Government intends to continue to provide a £10,000 grant to the Sea Cadets, Air Training Cadets, Combined Cadets and the Army Cadets.