Refugee Integration Challenge Fund (Hansard, 13 March 2001)

HC Deb 13 March 2001 vol 364 c514W 514W

§ Mr. Hope
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Home Office refugee integration challenge fund. [153895]

§ Mrs. Roche
The Home Office has allocated £500,000 for each of the next three years to a Challenge Fund which has been set up to complement the Refugee Integration Strategy launched on 2 November 2000. It seeks to promote innovative projects that address specific social needs among refugee communities, and funding is available from 2 April 2001.