Written question asked by Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 25 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 July 2003. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 July 2003 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding was provided for the promotion of (a) Irish culture and (b) Ulster-Scots culture in each year since 1998. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding was provided for the promotion of (a) Irish culture and (b) Ulster-Scots culture in each year since 1998. [122639] Angela Smith: The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure funds the Ulster Scots Agency, which has a statutory remit to promote Ulster-Scots language and Culture. Total funding provided for the promotion of Ulster-Scots culture by the Agency since its formation is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 2000 38,020.40 2001 369,002.35 2002 331,254.71 2003 to date 133,396.73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Department has also funded some projects with an Irish or Ulster-Scots cultural dimension which cannot be separated out from the primary funding objective. The Arts Council supports arts projects carried out through the medium of Irish and Ulster Scots but does not promote either culture. Funding for arts projects carried out through the medium of Irish and Ulster -Scots is detailed below:

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 122639; 408 c857-8W;408 c855-6W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Culture Finance Languages Irish language Northern Ireland Ulster Scots language
Contains statistics: Yes
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