§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 7 July (WA 4) concerning the budget of the Language Implementation Body, why consideration was not given to changing the proportionality of the two governments' input into the budgets for 2003, 2004 and 2005. [HL3926]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe proportionality of funding between the UK Government and the Irish Government for each of the North/South Implementation Bodies is determined on the basis of the benefit to each jurisdiction from their activities, and is reviewed as part of the normal budget process
Trade & Business Development Body Food Safety Promotion Board Foyle Carlingford & Irish Lights Commission Waterways Ireland Special EU Programmes Body North/South Language Body 2000 Supplied to NSMC Supplied to NSMC Audit ongoing Supplied to NSMC Supplied to NSMC Consolidated Accounts Audit ongoing 2001 Supplied to NSMC exchange of notes* Audit ongoing Audit ongoing Supplied under the exchange of notes* Consolidated Accounts awaited 2002 To Supplied under the exchange of notes* Audit ongoing Audit ongoing Audit ongoing To Supplied under the exchange of notes* Consolidated Accounts awaited * This refers to the mechanism agreed in the exchange of notes between the British and Irish Governments of 19 November 2002.