Debate contribution: Meetings: Whitehall

Debate contribution by Mr Conor Murphy on .

MLA
Mr Conor Murphy
Party at the time
Sinn Féin
Date
12 November 2024
Type
Debate contribution (made as a minister)
Business
Oral Answers to Questions
Heading
Meetings: Whitehall
Assembly identifier
Official Report component 4658639

Text

Yes, and one of the engagements that we will have is on that. As I said in response to an earlier question, Go Succeed has been a very effective programme. The concern over recent months is that there has been a kind of cliff-edge movement in funding. As part of the Budget, it was announced that there would be a further year of the Shared Prosperity Fund but with a 40% reduction. I do not know whether that applies right across the board or to specific projects. We want to tease that out. Go Succeed has been a very successful project for us in our ambition for start-up and business growth across the region. We want to ensure that the programme succeeds. Those are the conversations that we will have tomorrow.

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