To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason SOLACE was used to provide local government representation on the UKSPF Northern Ireland Partnership Group rather than the Northern Ireland Local Government Association.
Answered on
21 September 2022
The Northern Ireland UKSPF Partnership Group is convened by the UK government in collaboration with Northern Ireland partners, in order to jointly design the UKSPF Investment Plan for Northern Ireland. It is an officials-led group, bringing in local insight and expertise to ensure that the £127 million UKSPF allocation in Northern Ireland has maximum impact for local people. The views of elected representatives in Northern Ireland will be sought in due course.