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Travellers: Residential Sites
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
Why the Department for Communities and Local Government is excluding from its consultation on model standards for park homes and other caravan sites, residential sites for Gypsies, Travellers and agricultural workers. [HL5628]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews): Local authority Gypsy and Traveller sites are exempt from the requirement for a licence under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, under which these model standards are issued, although authorities must have regard to these standards in providing such sites.
My department will be preparing separate site design guidance for Gypsy and Traveller sites, which will have regard to the model standards but also reflect any different characteristics these sites may involve.
Caravan sites for seasonal agricultural workers are exempted from the requirement for a site licence. As
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such, site licence conditions, and therefore the model standards, are not applicable.
The consultation on the model standards for park homes closed on 13 April.
Universities: European Studies
Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Adonis on 18 April (WA 222), whether the Foreign and Commonwealth Office contributes funding to the postgraduate certificate in contemporary European studies at Birmingham University, or any other similar courses in the university system; and, if so, what is the extent of such funding. [HL5656]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman): The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) funds the postgraduate certificate in contemporary European studies at the University of Birmingham. Our funding commitments are £250,000 in the financial year 2005–06 and will be scaled down to £150,000 in the financial year 2006–07 and £100,000 in the financial year 2007–08. Complete withdrawal of funds will be thereafter.
Separately, the FCO funds, through the broader programme of Chevening fellowships, a 12-week course for 12 students on European political economy at the University of Sussex. The direct cost for this course in 2006 was £166,000.
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