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Written question asked by Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Wednesday, 24 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she intends to include provisions in the Communications Bill to provide statutory implementation measures for the commitments regarding Irish language television production in Northern Ireland made by the Government in the Belfast Agreement in 1998; if she will provide for the establishment of an Irish language production fund in Northern Ireland in the Communications Bill to implement the commitments regarding financial support for such production in Northern Ireland as made by the Government in the Belfast Agreement of 1998. (Letter in Library Dep 03/391).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
390 c620W;390 c621-2W; 74082;74085
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Broadcasting Broadcasting programmes Finance Irish language Northern Ireland Television
Legislation
Draft Communications Bill
Link
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