HC Deb 14 March 1996 vol 273 cc743-4W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of the current budget of the central community relations unit is being devoted to(a) Irish language groups and (b) Ulster Scots language groups. [19992]

Mr. Ancram

The budget of the central community relations unit for 1995–96 is £5,327,000. Of this, £219,790–4.13 per cent.—is being used to assist Irish language groups, either directly or through the grant to the cultural traditions group.

Some £13,970–0.26 per cent. of the CCRU budget—comprises grants made by the cultural traditions group to the Ulster Scots Heritage Council and the Ulster Scots Academic Press.

In addition, district councils may have made small payments to Irish language and Ulster Scots groups drawing on grants from CCRU under its district council community relations programme.

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