§ 25. Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the Government's policy towards community development in the light of the premature closure of the Home Office's Community Development Project in Cumbria; and what steps the Government have taken to ensure it survives.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonMy right hon. Friend and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment are undertaking a number of initiatives to encourage community development. The future of the Cumbria Community Project is a matter for the local authority, but we have informed the authority that we are prepared to continue to make available, for up to the five years originally envisaged, grant aid towards the cost of the project.