Question follow-through · 63283

Business: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61117 on Business: Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for allocating the remaining funding to businesses in Northern Ireland.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
27 Jun 2025
Target answer date
2 Jul 2025
Answer
2 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61117 on Business: Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for allocating the remaining funding to businesses in Northern Ireland.

  2. 2 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The £70 million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland launched in November 2023. The Fund has an investment period of five years, so the approximately £52 million remaining should be fully invested by November 2028.

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