§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the current budget of the Britain Russia Centre; how much of this is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and whether they will list the projects now funded by grant-in-aid. [HL2590]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)The Britain Russia Centre's budget for FY2000–01 is £236,621, all of which is funded by Foreign and Commonwealth Office grant-in-aid. Grant-in-aid is not generally used to fund projects directly; the Britain Russia Centre bids separately for project funding from a number of sources, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's command programme budgets and the EU TACIS programme.