Written Answers to Questions - Northern Ireland Assembly
Written Answers to Questions - Northern Ireland Assembly
Written Answers to Questions - Northern Ireland Assembly
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Friday 20 July 2012 <strong>Written</strong> <strong>Answers</strong><br />
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment<br />
NI2012 Events Planned for the North Down Constituency<br />
Mr Weir asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many NI2012 events have been<br />
planned for the North Down constituency; and what budget has been allocated <strong>to</strong> the events.<br />
(AQW 12703/11-15)<br />
Mrs Foster (The Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment): The Tourism Events Funding<br />
Programme 2012/13 received 81 applications and offered funding <strong>to</strong> 51 events. Since letters of offer<br />
were issued one event has withdrawn their application.<br />
Only one unsuccessful application was received from the North Down Constituency.<br />
Future of HMS Caroline<br />
Mr D McIlveen asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what discussions her<br />
Department has had on the future of HMS Caroline.<br />
(AQW 13097/11-15)<br />
Mrs Foster: I have been working for some time <strong>to</strong> find the best solution for HMS Caroline. I, and my<br />
officials, have engaged with various interested groups, including the National Museum of the Royal<br />
Navy and I have raised the issue with my <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong> Executive colleagues. On 4th July I met with<br />
Andrew Robathan, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence along with Hugo Swire, Minister<br />
of State in the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong> Office and Nigel Dodds MP <strong>to</strong> discuss HMS Caroline’s future in Belfast<br />
and <strong>to</strong> seek his support <strong>to</strong> Caroline remaining in Belfast.<br />
It was agreed that we should work <strong>to</strong>gether <strong>to</strong> res<strong>to</strong>re the ship in Belfast. A meeting is now being<br />
sought with Navy Museum Officials.<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>rs of Mutual Companies<br />
Mr Agnew asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what measures are in place <strong>to</strong><br />
ensure that direc<strong>to</strong>rs of mutual companies, which provide a public service function, are not awarded<br />
salaries in excess of their counterparts in the public sec<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
(AQW 13314/11-15)<br />
Mrs Foster: Remuneration for direc<strong>to</strong>rs in the mutual sec<strong>to</strong>r is a matter for each individual entity <strong>to</strong><br />
determine.<br />
InvestNI Funding Allocated in the North Down Area<br />
Mr Weir asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how much funding InvestNI has<br />
allocated in the North Down area in each of the last three years; and <strong>to</strong> list the businesses which were<br />
in receipt of the funding.<br />
(AQW 13325/11-15)<br />
Mrs Foster: Whilst Invest NI does not allocate budgets or funding <strong>to</strong> geographic areas, table 1 shows<br />
the amount of assistance, or funding, that Invest NI has offered <strong>to</strong> companies in the North Down<br />
Parliamentary Constituency Area (PCA) in each of the last three financial years.<br />
TABLE 1: INVEST NI ASSISTANCE OFFERED IN NORTH DOWN PCA (2009-10 TO 2011-12)<br />
Financial year Total Assistance £m<br />
2009-10 2.68<br />
2010-11 0.50<br />
WA 485
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