Debate contribution: Community and Voluntary Sector: Funding
Debate contribution by Mr Gordon Lyons on .
- MLA
- Mr Gordon Lyons
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 29 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Community and Voluntary Sector: Funding
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5761426
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I am grateful to the Member for that question. The Department of Finance is leading on a cross-Executive design process. Evidence from the voluntary and community sector will inform that work. I want future arrangements to recognise the important contribution that is made by the voluntary and community sector. The Member will also be aware of the Pathways to Work project, which involves my Department working with the Department for the Economy and the Department of Health to ensure that we help more people to get into employment. That is important, because one of the biggest challenges that we face is our economic inactivity rate and the impact that that has on our productivity. Of course, I will work across the Executive to make sure that we use the resources that we have to best effect.
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