Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 2 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 July 2002. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Thursday, 11 July 2002 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made by the Northern Ireland Office with the Small Business Security Grant Scheme. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made by the Northern Ireland Office with the Small Business Security Grant Scheme. [67333] Jane Kennedy: The Small Business Security Grant Scheme is administered by the Northern Ireland Crime Prevention Panel (NICPP), a registered charity which aims to promote initiatives that help reduce crime locally. The NIO has provided funding amounting to £650,000 for the scheme. The panel established a scoring system based against which to assess applications. After a slow start, 1,800 applications were received by the closing date of 31 January 2002 exceeding expectations and the funding available. £560,000 has already been distributed to 631 successful applicants. The NICPP's Awards Panel has recently met to approve a further tranche of grants and to finalise the arrangements finalising the scheme at the end of November 2002 by which time all applicants to the scheme will have been informed as to the outcome of their application.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67333; 388 c1193-4W;388 c1194W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Crime prevention Finance Grants Northern Ireland Security Small businesses
Contains statistics: Yes
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