§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which Department is responsible for approving schemes of financial assistance recommended by the Community Relations Commission; when the scheme for the Bogside Community Association was approved; what were the stated objectives at the time; and in what respects these objectives have been subsequently changed.
§ Mr. David HowellSchemes proposed by the Community Relations Commission are approved by the Ministry of Finance on the recommendation of the Ministry of Community Relations.
The grant for the Bogside Community Association was approved on 18th August 1972. The scheme sought to implement the objectives of the Bogside Community Association—the improvement of social and recreational facilities, the improvement of the physical environment, and the discouragement of anti-social behaviour—by helping to finance the staffing of a social development unit. The commission is not aware of any change in objectives.