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Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 February 2010. It was answered by Shahid Malik (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Migration Impact Fund

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) amount, (b) date of issuing and (c) purpose has been of each grant made under the Migration Impact Fund.
Answer

The Migration Impacts Fund is a UK-wide £35 million fund for each of the years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The overall purpose of the fund is to reduce the short term pressure of migration on local public services. Councils and other frontline services were asked through their local strategic partnerships to identify projects in their areas.On the 9 July 2009 the Secretary of State announced the successful proposals for England. The specific purpose of each grant, the amount granted and the local services being supported are shown in the table which has been placed in the Library of the House.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
506 c1148W; 319035
Session
2009-10
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2010-0565
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Migration Impacts Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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