Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 26 March 2007.

Ulster-Scots Agency

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:What proposals they have to increase the funding of the Ulster-Scots Agency; and when they propose that the agency will have parity of funding with the Irish Language Agency.

Answer: Following on from the commitment made by the Government in respect of Ulster Scots in the St Andrews agreement, the Government and the Irish Government have agreed that additional resources of £0.5 million will be made available to the Ulster-Scots Agency in 2007-08, £0.75 million in 2008-09 and £1 million in 2009-2010. The latter two years' additional funding is subject to the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review in Northern Ireland. The budgets for the Ulster-Scots Agency and the Irish Language Agency, Foras na Gaeilge, are determined in accordance with their agreed annual business plans.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2697; 690 c250-2WA
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Ulster Scots Agency
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Written questions
House of Lords; Ulster-Scots Agency
Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Equality Finance Ulster Scots Agency Foras Na Gaeilge
Contains statistics: Yes
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