Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission

House of Lords written question – answered at on 30 June 2009.

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Photo of Lord Laird Lord Laird Crossbench

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 16 June (WA 202), what form the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's proposal to access external funding from Atlantic Philanthropies took; how much funding is involved; whether they took legal advice on the proposal; and whether they will publish their correspondence with the commission on the matter.

Photo of Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, House of Lords, Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Approval was sought to access £110,000 of external funding provided by Atlantic Philanthropies for a set of projects relating to work on a Bill of Rights. Legal advice was taken in relation to this matter. Copies of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's proposal requesting approval to access external funding and the letter detailing the Northern Ireland Office's response will be placed in the Library of the House.

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