§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plans he has to continue funding projects currently in receipt of section 11 funding; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what representations he has received with regard to the future of section 11 funding; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWe have received many representations about section 11 funding from local authorities and associations, teaching unions, ethnic minority communities and other interested parties, mainly supporting its continuation. Commitments to projects currently in receipt of section 11 funding will be honoured. In the future the particular needs of ethnic minorities will be met either through section 11 funds, or through wider regeneration programmes under the single regeneration budget.