HL Deb 13 January 2004 vol 657 c79WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 20 November (WA 354), concerning the budget of the Language Implementation Body, whether they will list the various stages in the administrative procedures for the setting of the 2003 budget, including dates of discussion, the persons involved, the location and the outcome. [HLI90]

Baroness Amos

A working group meeting took place in Armagh on 25 October 2002 involving officials from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and representatives from the two agencies of the language body. On 30 January 2003, the North/South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat was advised by DFP of the budgets for 2003 for all the North/South implementation bodies. Ministers subsequently approved those budgets on 26 February 2003.