Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund

(asked on 11th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 3 September 2020 to Question 78927, on Broadcasting: Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on discussions with NI Screen on broadening the remit of the Ulster Scots Broadcasting Fund.


Answered by
Robin Walker Portrait
Robin Walker
This question was answered on 25th February 2021

We have been discussing broadening the remit of both the Ulster Scots Broadcasting Fund and the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund with Northern Ireland Screen for several months. We hope to be in a position to announce the funding in the coming weeks.

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