North-west of Northern Ireland Investment 2023-02-08
2023-02-08
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Q1
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The area has been waiting for significant investment to support development.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase investment in the north-west of Northern Ireland?
The Government are committed to supporting all areas of Northern Ireland, and are delivering significant investment in the north-west through several funding streams.
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Steps being taken with Cabinet colleagues were not specified.
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Q2
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People of Derry have been waiting five and a half decades for a full-scale university to be built.
The Minister will know that the people of Derry have been waiting five and a half decades for a full-scale university to be built in the city. Given that we have no Government at Stormont, are this Government ever going to do anything about that?
Progress is continuing on the Derry and Strabane city deal following the signing of the heads of terms in February 2021. The deal includes £55 million for the inclusive future fund; various funding streams are available.
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Direct action to build a university was not committed.
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Coleraine football club was unsuccessful in its levelling-up bid due to the lack of priority index application.
With a Government committed to pitting communities against each other for funding, will the Minister assure me that groups across Northern Ireland will have equitable access to the levelling-up process for future bids?
The idea that there is any kind of pitting of communities against one another is really quite ridiculous. We are working extremely hard to improve life in Northern Ireland for everyone, and right across the whole UK.
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Assurance on equitable access was not provided.
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