AQW 48478/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of new and established Social Enterprises that have received support through Invest Northern Ireland’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme since its inception, broken down by constituency.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 7 September 2015
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 7 September 2015
- Answer due by
- 22 September 2015
- Answered
- 4 November 201558 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Invest NI’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP) ran from January 2013 until July 2015. During that time 253 new and established groups from the community and voluntary sectors have participated on the programme. The breakdown of groups by Parliamentary Constituency Area (PCA) is as follows:
| PCA | Groups that received SEP support | PCA | Groups that received SEP support |
| Belfast North | 21 | North Antrim | 10 |
| Belfast South | 24 | Foyle | 17 |
| Belfast East | 11 | East Londonderry | 14 |
| Belfast West | 31 | Mid Ulster | 17 |
| Lagan Valley | 13 | Fermanagh & South Tyrone | 11 |
| North Down | 6 | Newry & Mourne | 27 |
| South Down | 8 | West Tyrone | 14 |
| South Antrim | 3 | Upper Bann | 4 |
| East Antrim | 16 | Strangford | 6 |