Debate contribution: Central Good Relations Fund
Debate contribution by Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly on .
- MLA
- Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Central Good Relations Fund
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5523754
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As the Member is undoubtedly aware, his party colleague in the Department of Finance has produced a draft Budget but has acknowledged the difficulties with it and the significant gap in funding. That means that we have not secured a Budget for this year, which makes it difficult for any Departments to give onward confirmation to organisations. Just last week, we met the permanent secretary of the Executive Office. We engaged with her and other officials to ask what can be done in this period of comparative uncertainty to give at least some certainty and to get some funding out in the interim. We will continue to work on doing that.
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