Question follow-through · 5873
Connect Fund: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Treasury on the potential merits of providing additional funding for the Connect Fund for the 2027-2029 period
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Treasury on the potential merits of providing additional funding for the Connect Fund for the 2027-2029 period
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Connect Fund has achieved significant success, as evidenced by its oversubscription in every funding round held to date. Consequently, a total of 46 projects were supported through Rounds 1 and 2. To address this sustained demand, the Northern Ireland...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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