§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the efforts made by(a) the Community Integration Partnership project in the West Midlands and (b) other similar projects to address barriers refugee women face when trying to find employment. [183309]
§ Mr. Browne[holding answer 14 July 2004]: The Community Integration Partnership (CIP), which was formed as a direct result of a joint partnership between West Midlands Consortium for Asylum Support (WMCARS) and Roselodge Group in March 2003, is currently funded under the Home Office's Refugee Integration Challenge Fund to help refugee women to access training, education and employment. Their main objectives are to address the barriers that many refugee women face in doing so, for instance by obtaining relevant information, confidence building, arranging childcare, and enhancing language skills. It works in close partnership with a range of Government and non-government bodies across the West Midlands which share its commitment to the provision of services to refugee women.