Paul Goodman MP (pictured), the member of the House who has been assiduous in questioning CLG ministers on the allocations of Prevent funding to Muslim groups continues his probing with questions over allocations for the period 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
From Hansard we learn the names of groups and projects that have and will benefit from the Community Leadership Fund and Prevent funding, and to what extent, during this year and next. Tables reproduced below:
Mr. Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 872W, on community relations: finance, how much funding each organisation will receive from the Community Leadership Fund in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. [297546]
Mr. Malik: The Community Leadership Fund allocations for 2009-10 and 2010-11 broken down by organisation are as follows:
Organisation
2009-10 (£)
2010-11 (£)
Al-Khoei Foundation
30,000.00
0
Al-Manaar
50,000.00
50,000.00
Ashram Housing Association
100,000.00
50,000.00
Bold Creative
60,000.00
70,000.00
Bradford Police Club
30,000.00
30,000.00
British Muslim Forum
13,495
0
Business in the Community
50,000.00
0
Chiltern District Council
3,000.00
0
Citizenship Foundation
50,000.00
40,000.00
Dervish Arts
20,000.00
0
Ethnic Minority Benevolent Association
50,000.00
50,000.00
Faith Matters (three separate projects)
182,337.50
0
Gateshead Interfaith Forum
9,925.00
0
GW Theatre
76,600.00
75,200.00
Halton Borough Council
3,000.00
0
Henna Foundation
52,525.00
68,250.00
Kali
14,856.66
13,300.00
Karimia Institute
50,000.00
50,000.00
Khayaal Theatre
126,771.00
73,822.00
League of British Muslims
25,000.00
25,000.00
London Metropolitan University
60,000.00
0
Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board
58,000.00
0
Muslim Welfare Association
3,000.00
0
Muslim Women’s Network UK
20,000.00
30,000.00
Muslim Youth Helpline
61,888.00
64,767.00
Rahabar Trust with the Urdu Times
22,500.00
12,500.00
Somali Family Support Group
15,645.00
33,780.00
The Dialogue Society
33,850.00
32,700.00
The Prince’s Trust
52,000.00
54,000.00
Three Faiths Forum
15,000.00
0
Timebank (One20)
60,000.00
50,000.00
Ulfah Arts
10,000.00
20,000.00
Unity FM
38,760.00
33,760.00
Urban Nexus
94,400.00
72,100.00
Yorkshire and Humber BME Panel
30,000.00
25,000.00
Zakat Trust (Islamic Society of Britain)
20,000.00
0
Zakat Trust (Young Muslims UK)
20,000.00
0
Total
1,612,553.16
1,024,179.00
3 Nov 2009 : Column 836W—continued
Mr. Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 479W, on community relations, how much his Department plans to spend on each type of national Prevent-related project in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and how much funding each organisation undertaking such projects will receive for that work in each such year. [297547]
3 Nov 2009 : Column 837W
Mr. Malik: The Department supports Prevent-related national projects in a number of areas including: building community resilience; engaging and empowering young Muslims and Muslim women; local partnerships and delivery; faith capacity and leadership; communications; research and evaluation.
3 Nov 2009 : Column 838W
Specific national projects supporting these areas of work and how much the Department plans to spend on these in 2009-10 and 2010-11 is listed as follows:
Specific project
Organisation
Funding in 2009-10 (£)
Funding in 2010-11 (£)
Contextualising Islam in Britain
Cambridge University
56,500
n/a
Islam and Citizenship Education (this is CLG’s contribution. DCSF have also contributed jointly)
School Development and Support Agency
60,000
75,000
Radical Middle Way (RMW)
RMW
275,000
TBA
Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB)
MINAB
208,000
TBA
FSCU (Charity Commission)
Charity Commission
300,000
TBA
Piloting of the minimum standards for Muslim chaplains engaged by public institutions
Faith Matters
64,130
n/a
Muslim Faith Leader Training Review
Gloucestershire University
159,850
n/a
Improvement and Development Agency, Peer support and review
IDeA
316,518
TBA
Capacity building grant to help improve local Prevent delivery
Government Offices
750,000
750,000
Creative Partnerships to promote positive alternative activities for young people
Creative Partnerships
250,000
250,000
Communications toolkit for local partners: to support delivery of local Prevent communications
Bold Creative
20,000
n/a
National research projects:
(a) Qualitative pilot
Ethnos
52,065
n/a
(b) Literature review
Office for Public Management (OPM)
18,345
n/a
(c) Understanding trends within Islam
Community Relations Initiative Ipsos MORI/BMRM Consortium
8,130
n/a
(d) Citizenship Survey
—
—
—
National Muslim Womens Advisory Group: supporting three projects:
(a) Role modelling
Equal to the Occasion
61,980
20,150
(b) Civic participation
Political Skills Forum
35,910
TBA
(c) Examining the role of women from a theological perspective
TBA
TBA
TBA
Young Muslims Advisory Group
Office for Public Management (OPM)
164,883
50,850
Rapid Evaluation Assessment
De Montfort University
42,320
n/a
Building community resilience through the Community Leadership Fund
Full list of organisations listed in Hansard: HL3068; answered 30 April 2009, Official Report, column WA44
1,569,485
1,024,179
Allocation of Prevent money to groups by local authorities in the UK was disclosed in an earlier, detailed report by the TaxPayers Alliance.
It is worth reminding readers that assessments of value for money and, more importantly, actual results, from the public funds dispersed to organisations and projects under Prevent rely to some extent on the views of Muslims themselves. So play your part and take an active interest in what amount of money is being spent where, by whom, and for what, and convey your thoughts and ideas on how you think it is faring to your local MP and Prevent Co-ordinator at your local council.
