Written question asked by Andy Reed (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been given to the Charnwood Community Cohesion Pathfinder project in each of the last three years; and what plans he has for future funding. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding has been given to the Charnwood Community Cohesion Pathfinder project in each of the last three years; and what plans he has for future funding. [197430] Fiona Mactaggart: A total of £285,000 was provided to the Charnwood Community Cohesion Pathfinder between February 2003 and September 2004. Of this, a total of £150,000 was allocated to Charnwood borough council, £90,000 to the Community and Voluntary Sector (CVS) and £45,000 to fund Young Community Champions (YCC), a programme targeting young people. In the financial year 2002-03 a total of £90,000 was allocated to the programme, in the financial year 2003-04 £135,000 was allocated and the figure in the financial year 2004-05 was £60,000. The Pathfinder Programme was developed to provide local authorities with an opportunity to explore what works in building community cohesion over an 18 month period. Local authorities are then expected to mainstream the findings of what works into their core service delivery functions. No further funding will be allocated under the provisions of this programme.

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