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Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund

Volume 717: debated on Wednesday 3 March 2010

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Question

Asked by

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

To ask Her Majesty's Government what the prescribed criteria are for the selection of groups, causes and organisations to receive funding from the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund. [HL2325]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions
(Lord McKenzie of Luton)

The Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund closed in 2008. It was aimed at all local, regional and national faith-based and inter-faith organisations in England and Wales able to meet one or more of the priorities of the fund.

My department is considering options for building the capacity of faith community representative organisations to engage with Government and my right honourable friend the Secretary of State will make an announcement shortly.