To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 477W, on community relations: finance, what national projects aimed at preventing violent extremism are under way. (270461)

National projects aimed at preventing violent extremism fall into three broad areas of work as follows:

Supporting Faith Capacity and Leadership;

Community Capacity and Leadership;

Local Leadership and delivery;

Specific projects underway are listed as follows:

Specific projects

Contextualising Islam in Britain;

Islam and Citizenship Education (this is CLG’s contribution. DCSF have also contributed jointly); Radical Middle Way;

Charity Commission’s Faith and Social Cohesion Unit;

Piloting of the minimum standards for Muslim chaplains engaged by public institutions;

Faith Community Development Qualification for faith leaders;

Improvement and Development Agency (for Local Authorities);

Creative Partnerships to promote positive alternative activities for young people.

In addition, research and communications work also support the workstreams and projects listed above. The Community Leadership Fund also funds specific projects on preventing violent extremism.

For further detail I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 23 April 2009, Official Report, columns 872-78W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 477W, on community relations: finance, how many national Prevent-related projects were delivered by subcontractors; and how the performance of those subcontractors was monitored. (270462)

One national Prevent-related project is part delivered through a sub-contracting arrangement. Three national Prevent-related projects have sub-contracted the evaluation of their delivery. It is the responsibility of the contractor to monitor the sub-contractor.

For information regarding the Community Leadership Fund I refer the hon. Member to the answer I have given him today to PQ 270568 and for information on the Young Muslims Advisory Group I refer him to the answer I have given him to PQ 270416.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent progress has been made by the locally led and managed demonstration projects to test and capture learning on a mixed communities approach, referred to on page 37 of her Department's Annual Report 2008; and if she will make a statement. (271527)

CLG published the first phase of the evaluation of Mixed Communities demonstration projects report on 26 March 2009 and is planning to publish the final report in summer 2009. The report can be found at:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/evaluationmixedcommunities

Responsibility for support of the demonstration projects was transferred to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) on December 1 2008. Currently, the HCA is exploring how future support to the demonstration projects can be provided.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 477, on community relations, if she will publish (a) a breakdown by project of the £8.5 million spent on Prevent-related projects in the financial year 2008-09 and (b) a breakdown by year of funding allocated by the Community Leadership Fund. (270588)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 23 April 2009, Official Report, columns 872-78W.