§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding programmes are operated by his Department to support voluntary organisations working with young people; and what the level of support has been over the last three years. [116491]
§ Mr. RammellSupport for voluntary organisations working with young people is not accounted for as a distinct FCO budget line. However, the Human Rights Project Fund (budget of £7 million in 2003–04) this year includes projects totalling £466,867 that involve young people, £264,417 of which is channelled through nongovernmental organisations (NGOs). Various bilateral programmes also contain elements which are channelled through NGOs and affect young people, as do some projects of the new Global Opportunities Fund. But identifying the specific elements within these programmes could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost. The same applies to ascertaining the level of support over the last three years.