Sorcha Eastwood MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
UK Shared Prosperity FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the 2025-26 allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund wasn't an open competition.
Answer: My officials meet regularly with representatives of the voluntary and community sector and local authorities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Northern Ireland Partnership Group, as well as officials from the Northern Ireland Executive Departments of ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department plans to allocate for (a) upskilling, (b) re-skilling and (c) local economic development for women in Northern Ireland beyond financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The government will set out its future vision for local growth at the multi-year spending review. In the meantime, we will continue to engage with Northern Ireland partners, including Northern Ireland Executive, to inform plans beyond 2025-26.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTraining and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what engagement she has had with (a) community groups, (b) local authorities and (c) the Northern Ireland Executive on the reallocation of (a) UK Shared Prosperity Fund and (b) s
Answer: My officials meet regularly with representatives of the voluntary and community sector and local authorities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Northern Ireland Partnership Group, as well as officials from the Northern Ireland Executive Departments of ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: TrainingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of UK Shared Prosperity Fund spending on (a) upskilling and (b) reskilling programmes; and what oversight a
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) provides a total of £3.5 billion of funding, with all places in the UK receiving an allocation via a funding formula. Through the People and Skills investment priority, places can choose to fund projects that help red...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the total amount of multiply funding that has been allocated for Northern Ireland; how that funding has been distributed; and how that funding com
Answer: Over the course of 2023-25, approximately £8.75m of Multiply funding has been allocated to projects in Northern Ireland. £5.9m was allocated to the Department for the Economy, who are leading a partnership of all eleven NI councils, the three universities...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a breakdown of how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has been allocated in Northern Ireland for financial year 2025-26 including spending by (a) sector, (b) regio
Answer: My officials meet regularly with representatives of the voluntary and community sector and local authorities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Northern Ireland Partnership Group, as well as officials from the Northern Ireland Executive Departments of ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to make changes to funding levels of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Autumn Budget announced that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, for which the previous government made no plans beyond March 2025, will be extended for 2025-26 at a reduced level of £900 million.With this transitional arrangement, Northern Ireland will co...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
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