Question follow-through · 105158

Connect Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92954 on Connect Fund: Northern Ireland, whether the unsuccessful applicants to the Connect Fund were offered a meeting to discuss their application

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Answering body: Northern Ireland Office
Tabled: 13 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 19 Jan 2026
Answer: 19 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92954 on Connect Fund: Northern Ireland, whether the unsuccessful applicants to the Connect Fund were offered a meeting to discuss their application
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jan 2026
Answer published
Unsuccessful Connect Fund applicants can request feedback on their applications, with the aim of supporting them to re-submit a successful application in a future round of the Connect Fund. The Northern Ireland Office is running roadshows across Northern ...

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