PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Big Society Network (12 September 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers in his Department instructed special advisers to ask NESTA or BIG Lottery to fund the Big Society Network or the Social Network Foundation.
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Answer
Further to the answer the Member for Braintree gave on 5 September 2014 to Question UIN207293,207294,207295,207323,207324
Society Network Foundation’s accounts for 2012-13 were published in Jan 2014 and reviewed by Social Investment Business as part of standard grant monitoring. These accounts showed that funds had been transferred from the Get In grant to cover a deficit in unrestricted funds. Further information and explanation was requested at this time and discussed with Society Network Foundation. As a result, a request for £33,994 to be returned was issued to Society Network Foundation on the 9th of May 2014.
Answered by:
Mr Rob Wilson (Conservative)
13 October 2014
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