§ Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 13 May (WA 47) concerning the grant scheme of the Irish Language Agency, which of the Cross-Border Implementation bodies which provide grants have had their grant schemes approved; when such approval was given; and which schemes have yet to be approved. [HL2891]
§ The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos): Ministerial approval of grant schemes was signified, in the case of the Trade and Business Development Body, on 23 January 2002; and in relation to the SEUPB's PEACE and INTERREG programmes on 20 June 2001 and 9 October 2002 respectively. Proposals in respect of the grant schemes of the Irish Language and Ulster-Scots Agencies have not yet been submitted to the North/South Ministerial Council for approval.