§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what basis money was allocated by the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure to the production of a DVD entitled "Rhyming Around Belfast"; how the professional participants in the DVD were selected; on what basis; and by whom. [HL3865]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure did not allocate any funding to the production of the DVD.
There was no selection procedure for the professional participants in the DVD. The Poet Laureate happened to be visiting one of the participating schools during the making of the DVD and agreed to take part. A local poet, who had been involved with the project from the outset, was asked to do the voiceover for the video.