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“Preventing Extremism Together”

Volume 454: debated on Monday 4 December 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government further to the Preventing Extremism Together working plan, what funding each Department provided for The Radical Middle Way campaign; and how much was provided for the campaign's website. (104347)

I have been asked to reply.

The Radical Middle Way initiative has received funding totalling £350,000, of which £250,000 was provided by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and £100,000 by Home Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant toher Department's Preventing Extremism Together document, what the cost was of the visits by British Muslim delegations to promote a positive image of Britain's Muslim youth abroad; which Government Departments contributed to the cost; what the size was of each delegation; where each delegation went; and what other visits are planned. (104348)

I have been asked to reply.

In financial years 2005-06 and 2006-07, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office allocated £350,000 to British Muslim delegations going overseas. Delegation sizes are between four and eight people.

Countries visited to date are; Bahrain, Qatar, Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Algeria, Bosnia, Spain, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Morocco. The next sets of visits are still being planned.