HL Deb 08 September 2003 vol 652 cc5-6WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether all Cross-Border Implementation Bodies had their budgets approved by the North/ South Ministerial Council for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002; and, if not, which bodies did not have their budgets so approved and for what reason. [HL4125]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Under paragraph 2.1 of Part 7 of Annex 2 of the Agreement establishing Implementation Bodies made on 8 March 1999

each year. No change was considered necessary in the course of determining the budget for 2003. While indicative figures for the budgets for 2004 and 2005 have been published, the actual budgets for 2004 and 2005 have not as yet been determined.