Second, it would seem that CEMVO were provided an inside track to making the application by a seconded civil servant from England who in the last two years has not developed any effective working relationships with Black Voluntary Organisations of Wales.
Third, I work on a United Kingdom wide basis on Black and Minority Ethnic issues; and CEMVO in most parts of England and Scotland have the reputation of competing for funds against local organisations so that they can claim to be THE VOICE of Black and Minority Ethnic Britons.
Will the Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration inform us of the precise role which
Cemvo will play in Wales, and what contribution to the welfare of the ethnic community in Wales this organisation can make, to justify a grant of pounds 147,000.