To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what grants her Department has made to Ashford borough council in each year since 2005-06; what sums were awarded; under what budget category each grant was made; and how much was allocated for grants in 2009-10. (269174)

The Department has not made any grant payments directly to Ashford borough council, and there are no plans to do so.

However, Ashford BC may have benefited indirectly under the Department’s funding of Kent county council for the following grant streams:

Basic Command Unit Fund

Area Based Grants

Drug Intervention Programme

Safer Stronger Communities Fund