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Community Development: Wales

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether voluntary organisations and other third sector bodies in Wales will have access to the Empowerment Fund announced at page 3 of the White Paper, Communities in Control, Cm 7427. (218895)

Our consultation document, “The Empowerment Fund: Consultation on proposals for funding third sector organisations to empower communities across England”, published on the Department's website on 9 July 2008, sets out proposed eligibility criteria for access to the fund. Under those criteria eligible organisations must both be able to operate across England and be undertaking activities largely for beneficiaries within England.