Question follow-through · 3184
Connect Fund: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Connect Fund on assessing the (a) application and (b) success rates for those applying to that fund from beyond the Greater Belfast area.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Connect Fund on assessing the (a) application and (b) success rates for those applying to that fund from beyond the Greater Belfast area.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Northern Ireland Office Connect Fund welcomes applications from the voluntary and community sector, civic society and national representative bodies across Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Geographical application and success rates are reviewed as ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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