• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

MayorWatch

London News and Comment

  • NEWS
  • Twitter

Mayor Attacks Grants ‘Cuts’

August 17, 2006 - Staff

Ken Livingstone has written to the Association of London Government expressing his “deep concern” at the news that members of the ALG’s Grants Committee proposed cuts of up to one third in the grants allocated to community and voluntary sector organisations across London.

In his letter to Merrick Cockell, Chair of the ALG, Mr Livingstone said the proposed cuts had “created deep uncertainty amongst the community and voluntary sector” and reiterated that “many of these pan-London groups are dependent on funding from the scheme”.

The Mayor said “lesbian and gay organisations in the capital have already begun to express their concern about the possibility of cuts” and suggested that “other groups and organisations will follow suit” unless the ALG reassured them that there would be no cuts.

Allocation of London-wide was historically carried out by the Greater London Council before that body was abolished in the 1980’s and passed to the the Association of London Government.

Mr Livingstone justified his intervention saying “any cuts in grants would have London-wide implications and are therefore a matter of considerable concern to my office.”

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

RECENT UPDATES

Record number of candidates stand in London’s Mayoral election

TfL and Siemens unveil new Piccadilly line Tube train designs

852 new homes to be built in Acton by Transport for London

HGV operators in London urged to apply for a Direct Vision Standard permit




POPULAR

City Hall to move to Docklands as Mayor seeks to raise £55m for frontline services

‘Concern’ over TfL’s ability to deliver major projects in wake of Crossrail cost overruns

City Hall halts London Overground ticket office closures but many will still see opening hours reduced

Transport for London confirms bus cuts will go ahead despite passenger opposition

GOT A STORY?

As the original London news and scrutiny site we've been casting an eye over the capital's public services and politicians since 1999.

 

Many of our top stories started with a tip-off from a reader - if you've got something you'd like us to cover get in touch and we'll do the rest.

Stay In Touch

  • E-mail
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2021 MayorWatch Publications Limited · MayorWatch is Registered Trademark · All Rights Reserved · Contact Us · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy

MayorWatch Publications Limited · 20-22 Wenlock Road · London N1 7GU · Company Number 6291816

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.