Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Northern Ireland Office
The Committee asked officials here for further
information about Government funding to minority ethnic and lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered support organisations.
Some of the information requested is already
on record. I shall, if I may, refer the Committee to the response
to Mrs Iris Robinson's Parliamentary Question 130/04, which details
funding to minority ethnic support organisations for the years
1998-99 to 2002-03. I attach a copy of the response for the Committee'
convenience (Annex A)
For the years 2003-04 and 2004-05, I attach
details of the funding provided
— under the OFMDFM fund for Minority
Ethnic Voluntary Organisations (at Annex B)
— by other Northern Ireland Departments
and the NIO (at Annex C)
In both cases, the organisations which have
received funding in both 2003-04 and 2004-05 are listed, as are
the amounts involved and a brief description of the purpose of
the award is given.
As to funding for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgendered support organisations, details of funding provided
by the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments
is set out at Annex E.
As for future funding, I will shortly be making
an announcement about modest additional funding to encourage and
support those within local communities and minority ethnic communities
who are ready to take practical action to help minority ethnic
people integrate. I also hope to make an announcement within the
next week or so about the future of the Minority Ethnic Voluntary
Organisation fund.
30 November 2004
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