§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government: Which prisoners' and ex-prisoners' organisations benefited from the European Union Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and Border Counties of Ireland 1995–99; by how much each organisation benefited; and what are their geographical location and remit. [HL3390]
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The information requested is not readily available in the format requested. The attached annex does however provide the names of the ex-prisoners' groups who were granted funding under Measure 4.4 and 4.6 of the European Union Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (Peace 1) and the amount of grant awarded. Since the introduction of Peace 1, victims groups have received nearly £4.4 million.
The list does not include the geographical location or specify the purpose of the grant as this information is not available. Grants were however awarded for a variety of reasons, including salaries for project workers and funding for support programmes and self-help groups.
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Date £ Prisoners' Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement (East Belfast) Apr 97 10,000 Prisoners Enterprise Project (South Belfast) Apr 97 74,000 Prisoners Enterprise Project (South Belfast) Apr 97 3,000 Tar Abhaile Apr 97 39,000 Tar Abhaile Apr 97 10,000 Tar Anall—luir Cinn Tra Apr 97 27,000 Tar Anall—luir Cinn Tra Apr 97 2,500 Ulster Quaker Service Committee Apr 97 13,700 INTERCOMM (Inter Community Development Project) May 97 2,380 Newtownabbey Prisoners Resettlement Group May 97 3,000 INTERCOMM (Inter Community Development Project) Jun 97 5,000 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Jun 97 44,500 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Jun 97 5,300 Newtownabbey Prisoners Resettlement Group Jun 97 41,000 Newtownabbey Prisoners Resettlement Group Jun 97 3,000 Tar Anall Jun 97 7,000 The Welfare Unit (Maze Prison) Jun 97 13,700 The Welfare Unit (Maze Prison) Jun 97 400 Ulster Prisoners' Aid Jun 97 42,000 Ulster Prisoners' Aid Jun 97 760 Prison Fellowship (NI) Dec 97 3,000 Fermanagh Prisoners Dependants Association Feb 98 1,000 Fermanagh Prisoners Dependants Association Feb 98 10,000 Strabane Ex-Prisoners Group Feb 98 71,000 Strabane Ex-Prisoners Group Feb 98 5,000 Prisoners' Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement Group Mar 98 1,476 18WA
Date £ Tar Anall Mar 98 500 LINC Resource Centre Apr 98 13,500 Prisoners' Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement (East Belfast) Apr 98 4,500 Support for Non-Aligned Prisoner (SNAP) Apr 98 2,458 Tar Abhaile Apr 98 10,000 Tar Anall Apr 98 600 The Welfare Unit (Maze Prison) Apr 98 3,000 Lame Associated Enterprise Development Ltd (L.A.E.D.) Jun 98 60,000 Tar Anall Jul 98 85,850 The Welfare Unit (Maze Prison) Jul 98 59,000 Ard Eoin Amach Agus Isteach Sep 98 2,750 EPIC EK-Prisoners Interpretative Centre Sep 98 62,000 Fermanagh Prisoners Dependants Association Sep 98 40,000 The Welfare Unit (Maze Prison) Sep 98 3,000 Ulster Quaker Service Committee Sep 98 50,000 EPIC NORTH Oct 98 56,600 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Oct 98 2,000 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Oct 98 39,285 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Oct 98 2,000 New Lodge Forum Oct 98 41,320 Prisoners' Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement (Shankill) Oct 98 11,500 Tar Anall-luir Cinn Tra Oct 98 6,963 Tar Anall-luir Cinn Tra Oct 98 1,750 Venture International (PANG) Oct 98 25,000 Gae Lairn Project (Prisoners Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement) Nov 98 3,000 Prisoners' Aid Networking Group (PANG) Nov 98 3,000 Prisoners' Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement (North Belfast) Nov 98 500 Ar Ais Aris (formerly Tyrone Prisoners) Dec 98 37,800 Ard Eoin Amach Agus Isteach Dec 98 7,600 Ard Eoin Amach Agus Isteach Dec 98 2,640 Cumann Na Meirleach Ard Mhaca Tueas Dec 98 10,000 EPIC EAST Dec 98 28,000 EPIC EAST Dec 98 1,500 EPIC (North Ulster Branch) Dec 98 30,000 EPIC (North Ulster Branch) Dec 98 2,500 EPIC (Mid Ulster Branch) Dec 98 30,000 EPIC (Mid Ulster Branch) Dec 98 2,500 GOITSE Dec 98 30,000 GOITSE Dec 98 2,500 Gae Lairn Project (Prisoners Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement) Dec 98 39,500 Gae Lairn Project (Prisoners Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement) Dec 98 2,000 Highfield Prisoners in Partnership Dec 98 20,775 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Dec 98 16,000 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Dec 98 9,946 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Dec 98 10,000 Monkstown Community Resource Centre Dec 98 6,173 Prisoners' Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement (North Belfast) Dec 98 29,458 Tar Abhaile Dec 98 66,750 An Eochair Ex-prisoner Support Group Mar 99 3,000 EPIC Ex-Prisoners Interpretative Centre Apr 99 25,000 Gae Lairn Project (Prisoners Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement) Apr 99 10,000 Highfield Prisoners in Partnership Apr 99 6,000 Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project Apr 99 16,700 NIACRO Employment Services Apr 99 24,255 Newtownabbey Prisoners Resettlement Group Apr 99 13,000 Prison Arts Foundation Apr 99 20,000 Prisoners' Aid & Post Conflict Resettlement (East Belfast) Apr 99 52,250 Tar Abhaile Apr 99 2,500 Tar Abhaile Apr 99 10,000 Tar Isteach Apr 99 10,000 Ulster Prisoners' Aid Apr 99 29,000 An Eochair Ex-prisoner Support Group Jun99 30,000
Date £ Ar Ais Ar An Omaigh Jun 99 10,000 Ar Ais Aris (formerly Tyrone Prisoners) Jun 99 44,000 Ard Eoin Amach Agus Isteach Jun 99 20,000 Ard Eoin Amach Agus Isteach Jun 99 9,500 Cairde Strabane Republican Ex-Prisoners Group Jun 99 20,000