AQW 35266/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Employment and Learning

To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the loans advanced by his Department through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 1 September 2014

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Tabled
1 September 2014
Answer due by
16 September 2014
Answered
16 September 201415 days after tabling
Department
Department for Employment and Learning
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department has not advanced any loans through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme either in Northern Ireland or in East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.

However the Executive agreed to provide £35.0m of Financial Transactions Capital loan funding to the University of Ulster to assist in financing their Greater Belfast Development scheme. The loan was processed through the Strategic Investment Board on behalf of OFMdFM. My Department was involved in the negotiations for this to take place.

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